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".
May 11, 2022 New Orleans Thomas Frank wrote a book some years ago entitled “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” It was a good question. These days someone would almost have to write a multi-volume book on “What’s the Matter with Texas?” On top of every other bit of mess and mischief coming largely …
Marble Falls It’s not exactly one that got away, but it’s definitely one that has kept biting people hard. I’m talking about the ways low-and-moderate income families are forced into alternative financing schemes in order to put a roof over their heads. Several years ago, the ACORN Home Savers Campaign went after a …
New Orleans It’s a fact of modern American life that most of family wealth lies right under the roof where we live. If you are able to buy a house, then you’ve managed to move up a rung on the ladder towards more security. Many economists and politicians would have us believe that …