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".
Marble Falls When we talk about a “learning curve,” we sometimes forget how easy it is to careen over the edge and crash into the ravine below. Even beaten and bruised, surviving is its own token of success. In this case, I’m talking about the process of putting a radio station on the …
Pearl River When we’re talking about radio these days, I wish it was because we all got excited about the most recent song, we just discovered, or an interesting and provocative interview. Or, maybe the amazing discovery by astronomers around the world that was just reported about the monster radio wave observed finally, …
New Orleans The Grassroots Radio Conference is an interesting confederation of progressive, noncommercial community radio stations from around the country. Annually, they have a conference. I spoke at one some years ago in Portland and showed part of The Organizer movie. I didn’t make it to the conference in Louisville, but bought the t-shirt. …