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".
Mexico City Sitting around after a great breakfast and family gathering in Mexico City on Christmas morning, conversation drifted, as it is wont to do, towards politics and the state of play in the coming US election and the prospects for Biden versus Trump. We could have talked about the upcoming election in Mexico …
Mexico City The bursts sounded like thunder, first one, and then others on Christmas Eve. They started again more regularly about 430 am on Christmas morning. This intermittent roar will continue much of the day in Mexico City. It takes a conscious effort to remember that these are fireworks and a sign of …
Mexico City I get around, but it’s mainly for work. People will ask about this or that in countries where I travel, and I’m woefully clueless often. I’d been to India a dozen times before I happen to be there on a Sunday and was convinced to take the train to see the …