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".
Washington Any fan of the apocalyptic historian and author, Mike Davis, as I have been, would have noticed the piece. The article from the Ari Bloomekatz at the Los Angeles Times looked at “defensive architecture” being built in Los Angeles, largely to offset the fear of drive-by shootings. I immediately thought of Davis. This …
Montevideo With every day we come closer to the one-year anniversary of the devastation of New Orleans by Katrina. Every day we also become more deeply mired in the seemingly endless case study in frustration and hypocrisy that passes for professional “planning.” With the election for Mayor long over and gone, and the Canizaro-Urban Land …
New York Some follow-ups from earlier blogs and footnotes along the way…. * We lost the property tax election in Mesa, Arizona not surprisingly by a 60-40 margin in the final count. The news came to me this way: NAME: Todd Hopkinson EMAIL: patriot@patriotmagazine.com MSG: Hi Wade, I am the author and sole creator of YesForMesa.us. …