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".
Catania I’m counting the days now until I’m home, as I wind down this five-country global business tour. The travel has been longer than I like, but there have been some benefits aside from meeting new friends, helping push new organizing drives farther, and celebrating milestones with our affiliates. Frankly, it’s been nice to …
New Orleans I’m not a fan of President Trump. Any reader or listener knows that’s the case. When he’s wrong or whack, I don’t mind saying so. That doesn’t mean that like a broken clock that he might not be right every once in a while. I have to admit that I think …
Marble Falls Negotiations are often tricky, but usually they have a structure and some common elements, if they are designed to be successful and arrive at not just an agreement, but one that will be honored by the parties. Watching Trump pretend to negotiate is a puzzle that raises more questions sometimes than …