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".
Marble Falls The ACORN staff policies manual, which, believe me, no one pays much attention to, says that if you worked during any of the holidays, you can take off either June 18th, ACORN’s Anniversary, or your birthday. With one thing and another, work, travel, and daily tasks, I do between some and …
Pearl River There can’t be any doubt to most public and elected officials that affordable housing is almost a contradiction in terms. If they do have any doubt, they can get straight by talking to almost any family renting or even trying to buy in most cities these days. Almost in cities everywhere, if …
Pearl River One of the things that both challenging and enduringly interesting about the global work of ACORN is the mix of excitement and burden of a 24-hour clock. For a long time, this was something of a personal novelty for me as an organizer, but as the organization and the team that supports …