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".
June 25, 2021 Little Rock We have a forever long deal with Shelterforce, the housing journal, and Social Policy, the quarterly journal we publish, to share subscriptions. We mail them one and for a long time they mailed us one, although I can’t remember the last hard copy I received. Nonetheless, they send me regular …
June 24, 2021 Little Rock New York City is a Democratic town, despite the fact that until the recent two terms of Mayor Bill de Blasio, there had been a long run of Republican mayors from Rudy Giuliani to Michael Bloomberg. Given that fact, the Democratic primary pretty much is the whole game. Win that, …
June 23, 2021 New Orleans I’ve followed the campaign for mayor of New York City closely for a couple of reasons. I’ve known one of the candidates, Maya Wiley, since she was a child, having worked for her father, George Wiley, as an organizer with the National Welfare Rights Organization. I’ve also known one …