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 Working with groups that are part of the Anthropocene Alliance the issue of flooding comes up frequently, whether it’s Miami, Oklahoma, Philadelphia, or Jackson, Mississippi. Everyone knows that climate change is real, temperatures are going up, record rains are already here. Water is rising. Areas that always flooded are now flooding more …
Marble Falls “Heat domes” are likely to become one of the words of the year for 2024. It seems every time we turn around, we’re hearing about another record heat wave in countries around the world, as well as regions within the United States. The standard advice consisting of sunscreen, hydration, wearing a hat, …
New Orleans Recently, we talked to an old comrade, Tom Sanzillo, who with his organization has helped provide the research and economic analysis that has gained increasing traction in the campaign to decrease burning coal, because it’s cheaper to use alternative sources. Most of us are clear that this is huge progress, not just …