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".
Marble Falls The ACORN staff policies manual, which, believe me, no one pays much attention to, says that if you worked during any of the holidays, you can take off either June 18th, ACORN’s Anniversary, or your birthday. With one thing and another, work, travel, and daily tasks, I do between some and …
Marble Falls Sometimes it feels funny to be back in Arkansas. I lived here from June 1970, when I was coming from a stint in Massachusetts with the National Welfare Rights Organization to found ACORN, and lived in Little Rock until 1978, when we moved the national office to New Orleans. I was …
Marble Falls Admittedly, President Trump is committed to expanding his power exponentially without any regard to the ostensible limits of democratic practice and institutions. His capacity for arbitrary and unilateral dictates is unrivaled, with fresh examples almost daily, whether cloaked in executive orders or delivered when hurling firings like fastballs at the head. …