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".
Heerlen This is going to be interesting. From the looks of the early pronouncements from the new imperial government about potential appointments, it appears there are actually two criteria for President-elect Trump’s choices. The first is absolute fealty. The second is a commitment to work to undermine the department of the government that they will …
New Orleans I guess it’s finally time to reckon with reality and admit the truth. Over the last fifteen years, a small but feisty self-appointed group has assembled unbeknownst to each other. These men and women, all acting independently, contact me regularly, and I appreciate hearing from them. They are all part of …
New Orleans We visited with an old comrade from the earliest days of ACORN between 1970-73. She had been one of the first VISTA volunteers that I was able to repurpose as organizers on our first organizing drives. She reminded me that she had also opened up the Fort Smith office and launched …