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".
Pearl River The story on the front page of the Wall Street Journal caught my eye because it mentioned “lawn care.” Now, that’s actually an area where I have long and wide experience. Seems there’s a campaign that began in the United Kingdom started by a nonprofit Plantlife called “No Mow May” that they claim …
Pearl River I got a call from a PR man for the University of California Press flaking a book about drugs. I’m a bystander on this issue, so my first kneejerk reaction was, “not interested.” He kept going through and said this guy’s work wasn’t really so much about drugs as it was about …
New Orleans A Biden Administration EPA rule is coming down the pike which could be great news for the climate and the air we breathe, especially coupled with some other initiatives. The nation’s power plants are once again in the gun sights. The target is reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the 3400 coal and …