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 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 …
Mexico City I used to joke about Google, Facebook, and their lot whenever I was having a problem of one sort or another, maybe like a two-hour detour in Honduras on a dirt road using Google Maps or a creepy message on FB, saying that, “Hey, we live in their world.” Once it …
Mexico City Dealing with all of the different predatory pitfalls involving delayed payment or credit alternatives is a financial whack-a-mole. One day, you win some restrictions or limits on payday lending, and something else pops up and you have to corral installment loans. Try to win limits on these usurious interest rates and suddenly you …