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".
New Orleans These are tough times for nonprofits, and, frankly, for just a ton of other folks as well. The appeals are daunting. So many, in fact, that there’s something between a dread and imposter’s syndrome that begins to intrude. Especially with things like Giving Tuesday, which is so ubiquitous that I figure …
New Orleans All around the world, in one country after another, there seems to be a common refrain: rents are too damned high! There’s no question that rents have been increasing at a phenomenal pace in recent years. The dearth of new construction of affordable housing and the wholesale abandonment of governmental responsibility in …
New Orleans During the campaign discussion at the ACORN Canada YE/YB there was ongoing attention to the financialization of housing, winning heating and cooling thresholds for tenants, and expanding internet access, but there was also a proposal from the Toronto organizers that sparked an interesting discussion. Members at local meetings kept bringing up …