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".
Sheffield There was so much going on at the United Kingdom’s ACORN National Conference for 2024 that after listening to the officers’ reports to the elected branch chapters, I snuck out to hear the presentations and audit the workshops with the rank-and-file members and organizers. Doing so, I would miss hearing the introduction and …
New Orleans Time flies by, and you realize you haven’t had a raise in four years, even as inflation as decreased the buying power of those dollars by more than 23% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, meaning essentially, you’re only making about 80% of what you remembered. Average pay now is over …
Pearl River At first, the article just caught my eye because it mentioned Rockford, Illinois. Rockford has my attention these days, because we worked with local people to file an application for a low-powered FM station there that is still pending before the FCC. Why would Rockford, mainly known for not being too far …