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 In the early spring of each year, the ACORN federation’s leadership comes together in a governance call. This year was more of a challenge. With the pandemic receding, whether in reality or in our minds, there were more scheduling conflicts with other meetings, training sessions, and even long postponed holidays. Regardless, whenever …
New Orleans The American Hospital Association and its members, supposedly dedicated to their patients and the maxim of “doing no harm”, sued the federal government for years to prevent the imposition of a rule that would require them to finally reveal their prices. After they repeatedly lost in court, Centers for Medicare and …
Pearl River It seems almost unbelievable to be reading about a land war in Europe, as Russia invades Ukraine. It’s so 20th century and one-hundred years ago. Tanks rolling and threats of nuclear weapons seem so Cold War again. Sanctions seem so other worldly as well, as we grapple with the news and try …