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".
New Orleans These are tough times for nonprofits, and, frankly, for just a ton of other folks as well. The appeals are daunting. So many, in fact, that there’s something between a dread and imposter’s syndrome that begins to intrude. Especially with things like Giving Tuesday, which is so ubiquitous that I figure …
New Orleans At 100, Henry Kissinger finally passed away. There have now been obits aplenty, bouquets, and brickbats. What should be made of the man and the mess he left behind? The New York Times gave him four or five pages of copy trying to come to grips with his contradictions, going from …
Pearl River Earlier this year, I had gotten a message on Facebook from an ACORN member in England. Besides his activity with ACORN, he was also active in the environmental group, Extinction Rebellion, which has become well known in recent years for its aggressive actions highlighting the urgency of confronting climate change. He said …