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 Tamsui is virtually at the end of the line for the vaunted trains of Taiwan to the north of the island, but still hardly an hour outside of Taipei. Nonetheless, the Organizers Forum jumped at the chance to get out of town, if that’s what it took to meet with Audrey Tang, …
Marble Falls I was asked to do keynote for a conference on development coming up soon, with the suggested topic being “challenges to democracy.” This is the African and African-American Education Research and Training (AADERT) conference, which has been held off and on for more than 30 years. I’m glad to carry this …
Newark Countries everywhere might have something to learn from Indonesia. Yes, you heard me. Indonesians know how to get the vote out, even if sometimes their politicians don’t serve them well. They make voting and election day a celebration and call it a “Pesta Demokrasi,” or Democracy Party. It works too. In the last …