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".
Puerto Escondido Some Americans are dumbstruck by the rise of so-called Christian Nationalism in America, though we see a similar phenomenon of religious nationalism in many countries around the world. The efforts by Narendra Modi’s BJP to reengineer India around Hindu nationalism is certainly near the top of the list. The religious strife that …
New Orleans – I’ve booked my tickets to India in about one month, not having been there for almost eight years due to visa problems. I follow the country closely, given ACORN’s more than 50,000 members there in some of the world’s largest cities. I wonder what I’ll find in the country that Prime Minister …
New Orleans I don’t want to seem like I’m picking on the Catholics. Organized religion’s membership in developed countries across the world has been dropping like a rock, and the Catholic Church, even in these tough times, stands tall in comparison to most. Furthermore, membership in just about anything from labor unions to …