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".
Marble Falls The sixties get a lot of play in the memory and memoirs bank, deservedly. A lot was happening around cultural and political changes as the civil rights movement tailed off, the welfare rights movement and anti-poverty efforts ascended, and the Vietnam antiwar protests hit their zenith. The early 70’s doesn’t get …
Delhi We met a parade of leaders in Delhi representing the diverse projects of ACORN/Janaphal in the city and throughout India. The first was the most fun, when a dozen women leaders from all around the settlement where the office is located in East Delhi assembled to share their work with us. There …
New Orleans Few political issues continue to be as contested today as women’s right to choose with bitter divisions on all sides of the abortion issue. Some believe the 2024 US election could turn on this issue, particularly if it motivates women and the young to the polls, as it has in various …