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 There are more important things to think about when we wonder – and worry – about whether the new Conservative Party pick for prime minister is jumping from the devil into the deep blue sea in Britain, or whether European countries are going to freeze to death at the hands of …
Marble Falls An article in US papers the other day must have struck at the heart of true feminists everywhere. The subject purported to be the annual lament for women, as we move into the heart of summer, over how to pick out a swimsuit for this season. They showed a picture of …
May 26, 2022 Little Rock France has a reputation for tolerance and liberalism, advanced social programs and elegant manners. The reputation and the reality are two different things. The recent elections produced a somewhat moderate final count while demonstrating the strength of the rapidly advancing conservative right-wing forces. France, sadly, seems so American, wine …
New Orleans It’s one thing to try and balance secular claims with religious freedoms, but it’s another to directly discriminate against an entire people for their religion and religious practices. These are not the normal issues that a grassroots organization of lower income families would choose to tackle. Organizing 101 would normally nudge …
London Four-forty in the morning saw me jumping into a cab to head for the Lyon airport. Three emails from British Airways warning of a potential strike by security there advised – in the strongest terms – everyone to be there two hours early. I was sixth or seventh in line, but of course …