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".
New Orleans Western North Carolina never expected the aftermath of a hurricane was going to wreak havoc throughout their region and its communities. The night the waters were rising as the rain continued to fall, I was talking a to woman who was the station manager of a small, low-power station in Ashville. …
New Orleans Living in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast, our hearts go out to people in North Carolina, suddenly confronting the horrors of hurricanes, even 500 miles from the coast, and folks in our sister state, Florida, facing a double whammy. Even as we blush at our recent luck when a …
Pearl River It’s hard to talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, because every day over the last week seems to bring more news of the devastation, particularly for people who had every reason to believe the last thing they had to worry about in these inland and often hilly places was hurricane damage. Living …