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 – I was intrigued by the headline in Harper’s “No Vacancy” with a subtitle: “Can empty houses help solve homelessness?” The eyebrow above the head hooked me completely: “Letter from Philadelphia.” Was this a story about something new in Philly or déjà vu all over again of ACORN’s dynamic and successful squatting campaign in …
London, Ontario Listening to the organizing reports at ACORN Canada’s Year End / Year Begin meeting, several themes were common, as one after another got up to describe their actions and progress during the year, and that was especially true for all of the offices in Ontario: Hamilton, Peel, London, Ottawa, and, of course, …
New Orleans The US government says that in 2023, through various intermediaries, they will insure mortgages as up to one-million-dollars for the first time. Wow, that’s a big number, way out of reach for most of our neighborhoods! In low-and-moderate communities the issues are insuring mortgages, accessing loans, soaring interest rates, stringent deposit …