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".
Taipei We landed in Taipei almost 30-minutes early after a twelve-and-a-half hour flight from San Francisco. We cleared customs, baggage claim, and money changing within one-hour of landing, which is amazing in itself. The express train to the central station was only twenty-two minutes and hardly cost $4 USD per person. All good so far! …
Marble Falls We’ve been working remotely from the Ozarks for the last sixteen days. It’s fairly amazing how much we’re able to get done without the distractions and daily life of the city. For example, in addition to keeping up with the regular obligations of work, I’ve made huge progress in sweating down the …
Marble Falls Recently, there was an obit for Jerry Miller, the lead guitarist for the 60s West Coast band, Moby Grape, that had quite a moment during their time. It used to be that there couldn’t have been an article about him or the group without a mention of another band member, Peter Lewis, …