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 There are signs the holiday season is upon us even for us working dogs. The email inbox seems contained, rather than bursting at the seams. People are disappearing from some of the chains and invisible on some of the Zooms. More folks are saying, “hey, let’s do this after the holidays.” I’m …
Pearl River Rural America, the story goes in political rhetoric, is deep red. When it comes to a many issues that might mean “in the red” from studies we have done on the operation of rural electric cooperatives. Thart’s not all of course, and maybe not even the worst problem. When there’s a close look …
New Orleans My 15-year-old Australian Shepherd Lucha and I walk every morning before dawn when I’m home. We have a fixed route Monday through Friday, which we vary on Wednesday, turning left, rather than right, at the dead end at the Mississippi River levee. Whenever I have been out of town, even for …