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".
Northern Ontario Before dawn, I slipped a canoe into the inlet at Stoney Lake in northern Ontario, where the staff of ACORN Canada was meeting for training and planning sessions. Most of the supermoon was above me, and the dawn was gradually breaking in the east as I paddled back, having flushed several Canadian …
New Orleans New Orleans is a tourist town, so this is an ever-present concern for local residents. Tourism drives a lot of the economy, although over the years the biggest numbers have accumulated from conventions along with the hotels, restaurants, and venues that serve that sector. The economic drivers there are more geographically …
New Orleans SLAPP or Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation lawsuits are not a new corporate tactic to stop various campaigns, nonprofits, advocacy groups, and membership organizations from exercising their right and duty to protest against adverse corporate practices and developments. Such suits have been filed in the United States for decades at this point. …