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 You can’t make this stuff up. It’s diabolical. You know, we’re talking about deporting immigrants again. This time a plane of immigrants originally from Myanmar and Vietnam, it appears, has landed in South Sudan. Tell the truth. You don’t know much about South Sudan. That’s understandable. It’s the world’s newest country. …
Pearl River In helping various communities apply for low power FM radio stations eighteen months ago, many colleagues we contacted asked us a surprising question, which was essentially, “why bother with radio?” In the contemporary obsession with social media, the internet, and technology in general, I would have thought the answer to that question …
New Orleans These days we are all so busy shaking our heads at the latest outrage, that we’re going to have neck problems for years. I was hoping to go positive and discuss something like the value of solidarity because of recent attention the concept has gotten. Instead, I’m once again riled up. …