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".
Oakland A longtime friend and comrade, Gary Delgado, caught a blood clot after successful heart surgery, almost five years ago, which triggered a stroke and aphasia in its aftermath. The process of his recovery of speech and other vital cerebral functions has been steady with marked improvement, but is also ongoing. Among many other …
Pearl River On a clear night in the predawn with a new moon, if you’re sleeping in, you’re missing some thrills by not looking up at the stars, if you can get some distance from light pollution. Lucha, my Australian Shepherd, and I were out and about along the Gulf Coast in just such …
New Orleans The Grassroots Radio Conference is an interesting confederation of progressive, noncommercial community radio stations from around the country. Annually, they have a conference. I spoke at one some years ago in Portland and showed part of The Organizer movie. I didn’t make it to the conference in Louisville, but bought the t-shirt. …