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".
Philadelphia We were looking forward to seeing the progress ACORN’s affiliate, Progressive Maryland, was making by employing our organizing model since early in 2026. Craig Robbins, ACORN’s Field Coordinator, had worked with PM leadership to help hire and train five organizers and put them into organizing drives. The field staff had hardened at …
Pearl River Progressive Maryland is an interesting organization, as I’ve learned over recent years. It’s statewide, working in Baltimore, Salisbury, and in and around Prince George and Montgomery County, the huge central counties of Washington, DC’s suburbs with their large, diverse populations. I learned a lot more talking to Larry …