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 Writing this daily blog, I always have to remember that there are a certain number of people who will read it, so I need to watch my grammar and spelling, maybe thousands on a good day. On the other hand, when I record this as the Chief Organizer Reports and also …
New Orleans I warned you. I’m watching the Game of Thrones reality show in Washington, DC, in the House of Representatives on full alert. I had been honest, that if it played out as it looked to me in wild, cheap seat speculation, I was going to be all about “I told you …
Pearl River Crime is an issue in all of the neighborhoods where we organize. ACORN members almost invariably want more police, higher police visibility, street patrols, and police who are connected to the community and accessible. They don’t want police brutality, harassment, and civilian killings and casualties, but they want security. That’s just the …