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".
Little Rock Whether governments in power like it or not, a fairly minimal requirement involved in the pretense to democratic norms is the right to protest, whether it be a demand for change or action against injustice. Sometimes just protests have been powerful enough to bring governments down, pass needed laws, and undo …
New Orleans – I was intrigued by the headline in Harper’s “No Vacancy” with a subtitle: “Can empty houses help solve homelessness?” The eyebrow above the head hooked me completely: “Letter from Philadelphia.” Was this a story about something new in Philly or déjà vu all over again of ACORN’s dynamic and successful squatting campaign in …
New Orleans – I’ve known Gene Bruskin for forty years or so. We date back to when he was loaned to Local 100 by the AFL-CIO from some training or development program employing him at the time to help us with a series of elections for parking lot workers in New Orleans. Over the decades …