WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Pearl River Let me assure you that ACORN is not ambulance chasing. We did a Beat the Heat Campaign in 2025 with a global day of action. This year, we set July 15th for ACORN’s Beat the Heat Day of Action months ago. Obviously, we suspected it would be warm. It is summer after …
New Orleans A recent study produced by Yale researchers had some grim news for people living in New Orleans that can be succinctly summarizes as “run for the hills.” With climate change and water rising, their predictions were dour and put the city with water, water, everywhere by 2100. More than twenty years …
New Orleans Globally, more than 30 cities participated in ACORN’s Beat the Heat Day this summer. Thermometers are clear, regardless of climate naysayers, it’s hotter outside than it has ever been. Tenants need protection and many have joined ACORN campaigns in various countries like Canada and France to demand retrofits to deal with …