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 Weeks away from our global Beat the Heat Day, so-called heat domes in Europe recently and huge sections of the Midwest and northeast United States and Canada make it hard not to find ourselves in discussions about air conditioning. Going down dark holes on social media sites, it’s been interesting to see …
Pearl River Understandably, many are sick and tired of hearing about artificial intelligence. Is it creating some jobs, while taking away others? Is it altering the domestic and global economy, for better or worse? There are many questions and lots of opinions, but few answers. Here’s another one: can AI help save democracy? That’s …
Marble Falls It’s hot here, but across the pond, the heat is new and different for our affiliates there. One of our organizers was delayed on a train to Scotland, because the tracks were so hot, it slowed all of them down. In France, reports indicate that the country may have experienced iis …