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".
Pearl River Tennessee is looking for attention. This isn’t Virginia, they want to make sure that we understand that love has nothing to do with it. Tennessee is the Volunteer State. They aren’t talking about church suppers, little league games, neighborhood cleanups, and Red Cross blood drives. They are proud of their ability to take …
Marble Falls Talking to NYU Professor Natasha Iskander on Wade’s World and reading her new book, Does Skill Make Us Human? Migrant Workers in 21st Century Qatar and Beyond, forces us to confront the fact that we don’t think enough about skills. Employers, educators and politicians constantly promote more effort and programs to increase skills. We all talk about …
New Orleans We have an extended family WhatsApp group, as many families have. These things are a hodgepodge of advice and, usually, good will, attempts at humor, sports talk, birthday greetings, atta-boys, and occasional light controversy. Did I mention a LOT of advice! It’s a great thing, especially for the brothers and siters with children and outlaws like …