WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
July 23, 2021 New Orleans In pandemic land, there are a couple of things becoming clearer. First, it’s a long way from over. No matter what we hope, the reality continues to be devastating. Secondly, it could be even worst than before because our political will, domestically and internationally, has now been broken. This …
July 22, 2021 New Orleans I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Billings, Montana over my lifetime. I can say the same for Rapid City, South Dakota, though it has been a couple of years. Same for Waco, where I just had a cousin graduate from Baylor. I’m not unfamiliar with Coeur d’Alene, …
July 21, 2021 New Orleans Every once in a while all the pieces fall into place, and the whole puzzle comes together in a perfect picture. This is happening to hospitals and healthcare right now. The federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has taken a look at how well hospitals have responded …
July 20, 2021 New Orleans Organizers with A Community Voice, ACORN’s Louisiana affiliate were suddenly burning up the phone lines in crisis mode. Members were being called for donations and responding. In the beginning I couldn’t figure out what was going on. Snippets of conversation that I caught in passing were trying to find …
Why are Montgomery Civil Rights Memorials Private? July 19, 2021 New Orleans and Montgomery Driving back from north Georgia to New Orleans, my son and I had left early enough that we decided to make another midday detour through downtown Montgomery to at least see the Maya Lin designed Civil Rights Memorial with inscriptions of …