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".
Philadelphia Community gardens have been a growing part of the urban agriculture scene around the country, so I jumped at an invitation from people in our first Philadelphia workshop to visit one of the most well-known, the Cesar Andreu Iglesias Garden in North Philly. Driving there, I felt like it was one of the …
Marble Falls We’re not star struck, but we do notice when someone who is someone in the broader world gives us a shout-out. We were OK with Brad Pitt trying to do something about the lower 9th ward in New Orleans after Katrina. We liked Jack Nicholson, Ryan O’Neil, and Carroll O’Conner, Archie Bunker …
Marble Falls Americans continue to move to the Sunbelt states and cities in droves. If anything, this trend went into hyperdrive during the pandemic when people could work remotely and increased mobility coupled with the demand for larger housing to accommodate work and more room to roam on your property. Some cities have exploded …