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 After twenty years, the two-million member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) issued a press release quoting its new president, April Verret, saying that after twenty years, the union is rejoining the AFL-CIO. This is news, but it also one of those things where one would nod and say, “it was just …
Montreal The global affordable housing crisis largely continues unchecked, with more people looking and fewer finding, as prices rise and access decreases. Developers rush to build high-end luxury properties and demand extensive incentives and subsidies for affordable complexes. dampening supply. With real estate interests often virtually owning politicians, tenants struggle to get protections. Organizing …
Marble Falls We’re part of a coalition called “Make Amazon Pay.” Black Friday is the annual action day. In India, where ACORN’s affiliate has been organizing and agitating around Amazon warehouses in East Delhi, we saddle up as part of the campaign in a big way. The “Make Amazon Pay” organizers say there …