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".
Taipei The day began with a subway ride to Treasure Hill, an artist community, near the river. A sweltering walk was relieved by an undulating, elevated pathway through the forest that disgorged us at a temple at the entrance of Treasure Hill. The morning was juxtaposed with the afternoon, where rain gear and …
Pearl River As Chief Organizer of ACORN all of these years, I’ve been fortunate to know hundreds of great community and organizational leaders at the country, state, and local level. The ones I would know best were the leaders elected to represent their division of the organization. I would see them at board meetings, …