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".
Pearl River As the years pass by, one after another, in this work we sometimes come to a fuller understanding of the meaning of the word “bittersweet.” It’s a funny word. How can something be both bitter and sweet? I thought of this a couple of years ago reading a long piece in the …
New Orleans The Anthropocene Alliance, or more easily stated, A2, as we’ve discussed in the past is a national coalition of more than 400 frontline groups brought together largely because of their experiences being on the brunt end of climate change, whether hurricanes, floods, fires, or the like. A2’s annual staff retreat was …
New Orleans If there are superstars in pop culture, then Taylor Swift is a supernova. She just set a record for 4 million sales of her new album, “Life of a Showgirl.” In a music business hat trick of sorts, she released 38 different versions of the album across every platform other than …