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 Bill Becker was president of the Arkansas AFL-CIO from 1964 to 1996. He passed away in 1997, shortly after retiring. I met Bill in 1970 in the fall after founding ACORN in Little Rock. I used to drop in and see him every month or so, asking advice, having a cup …
Houston I’ve joked for years with comrades and friends about how much of our lives and careers, we’ve practiced law without a license. In organizing unions and community groups, we’re always looking for handles in rules and regulations, little opportunities that might be bent with pressure to favor our constituency, even if unintended. Many …
Pearl River It’s sort of a key rule in life that it’s important to remember, good times and bad today, that there is always tomorrow. These days, I sometimes wonder if anyone in Washington, in the White House, in the various departments and agencies, in this unrestrained attack on institutions, traditions, and norms today, …