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 October 15, 2011 was our first day running Fair Grinds Coffeehouse in New Orleans, the only 100% fairtrade coffeehouse in the city. The name, we inherited with the sale, was a mashup of fairtrade coffee, and the fact that we were only a couple of blocks from the Fair Grounds horse …
Pearl River Normally, I’m pretty nonchalant about birthdays. Not other peoples, I should quickly add, but certainly my own. My standard lines when that time of year would come around would be one of two, either “hey, just another day” or “another birthday is so much better than the alternatives.” As the days rise …
Pearl River I know something about road trips. I’ve been on a bunch both for work and pleasure. If it’s less than ten hours away, there has to be a good reason to fly. There’s the cost of course, because even with gas at five bucks a gallon, there’s still a huge advantage in my …