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".
Nairobi After we heard reports from all the ACORN affiliates in Africa in this first ever of its kind meeting in Nairobi, the discussions kept getting more and more interesting. Part of what was so exciting was the integration of our radio affiliates in Uganda with radioacorn.org and in Nairobi with Koch-Fm in Korogocho. Some …
Nairobi Here’s the fiction: nonprofit hospitals are dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of their community, regardless of income. Because of this fiction, the IRS grants them a tax-exemption worth approximately $28 billion per year. Here’s the fact: they don’t act that way, especially the larger nonprofit hospital chains. ACORN and our partners, Local …
Nairobi Scanning a copy of The Financial Times that I picked up as I hustled through the Frankfurt Airport, I stumbled onto another drumbeat in the chorus of reversals hitting the concept of social investing or ESG, environmental, social and governance screens for big money funds and progressive punters trying to make change for …