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".
April 24, 2021 Pearl River The Guardian refers to the book, Our Bodies, Ourselves, as one of the “most influential books of the 20th century.” I would say the book is that and more. It sold four million copies at least, and that doesn’t count the dogeared copies that were ubiquitous and passed around …
April 23, 2021 New Orleans Talking to Margot Bloomstein was quite a bit out of my lane, but I like to think I’m still educable. I had been hooked by an email where she seemed to be slamming Victoria Secret to their knees and kicking them in the guts, according to her publicist. The company …
April 22, 2021 New Orleans I read the headlines in the local paper quickly today. The Pelicans are still having problems: the search for bodies from a downed Gulf workboat came up with one more. A teacher was accused of grooming young girls and raping one at Lusher Middle School in Uptown near the riverbend. …