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".
Bristol Over the years, I’ve been to Sicily a number of times. It’s a wonderful place in so many ways with a generous people, unmatched virtually anywhere in the world. Palermo, the Simeto Valley, Paterno, and another towns and cities across the island have all welcomed me, but nowhere more than Catania. Over …
Valletta Malta is an island, so it almost goes without saying that it’s not a big island. ACORN has a new affiliate there, Solidarjetà. It’s an interesting organization working in what I increasingly understand is a fascinating, but challenging environment. I had never been to Malta or its major city, Valletta, but being in …
Sofia It hasn’t been easy for the Organizers’ Forum to get our arms around housing issues in Sofia or Bucharest. People agree that rents are going up, but that’s about all. The numbers say that the percentage of homeowners vastly outnumbers tenants. In Romania, there is claim of over 90% homeownership. In Bulgaria, …