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 It has taken seven years for ACORN and our allies among other tenants’ organizations to win the Renters’ Rights Act in Britain, but there’s an extra sweetness to the victory that the law comes into effect on May Day, the historic day of workers’ solidarity. This victory is revolutionary for tenants …
New Orleans The spring board meeting for ACORN is held on Zoom. We had good attendance from more than a dozen countries across the globe and multiple time zones. Libera, Sicily, and Malta, among our newest affiliates reported. Kenya filed a written report. Scotland, England, Canada, India, and the USA all answered the …
Pearl River My annual trip to India was snakebit this year. The cost of the ticket was hundreds of dollars higher than usual, but that turned out to be the least of the problem. Scheduled to leave on Sunday, the East Coast blizzard was expected to hit Newark airport hard, which was my jumping …