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".
Montreal A quote in a Washington Post article from a younger mother in Silver Springs, Maryland, caught my eye. Recounting the trials and tribulations being faced by women right now, she said it felt like there was a “war on women.” Her point seems past debate once any of us take the time …
Pearl River It has been many minutes since I have run into Ellen Bravo, but I welcomed the chance to do so again, this time on Wade’s World. Ellen has been in the work for decades, coming to wide attention when she was the director of 9-to-5, the National Association of Working Women, for …
May 26, 2022 Little Rock France has a reputation for tolerance and liberalism, advanced social programs and elegant manners. The reputation and the reality are two different things. The recent elections produced a somewhat moderate final count while demonstrating the strength of the rapidly advancing conservative right-wing forces. France, sadly, seems so American, wine …