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".
Hurricane Ida caused widespread damage and flooding, where it made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm and traveled north, inflicting more casualties. Your donation to the Hurricane Ida Relief Fund will provide emergency aid like food, water, medicine, and shelter to impacted communities, ACORN staff, and local members. Once immediate needs are met, …
Natchez I’m falling down on a regular basis on my daily regimen. First, I miss a Friday by taking my first sick day in several decades thanks to a copperhead. Now, I let a hurricane slow my roll and upend my schedule. What next? We woke in the predawn on Saturday in Little Rock to …
New Orleans Performance rankings for schools conducted by the Louisiana Department of Education indicate that most New Orleans schools have tanked between 2014 and 2017 with 65% of them scoring more poorly in that period. Schools in Orleans parish overall now only rate a “C” grade. About 40% of the city’s schools received either a …