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 The bureaucratic and technical challenges of modern life are creating immense gaps between people and institutions. Simply saying the digital divide is a problem between rich and poor, between the old and young, and between urban and rural isn’t adequate as a way to understand paths forward that create equity. Worse, these divides …
New Orleans I’d read the article in the Times’ “Your Money” column at the end of last year about banks arbitrarily closing customers’ accounts without notice or seemingly rhyme or reason. As they reported: …there are many frustrating things about this phenomenon: The account closings often come without warning. There is usually …
New Orleans In the cheap seats where most of us sit, it’s often mysterious to understand the economic and political gyrations between countries. We read about it, wonder for a moment, don’t have much of a clue other than a hope and prayer of understanding, and then go on. Sanctions are a prime …