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".
Marble Falls Greg Brown, a Iowa-based folk singer, who came under my radar for some reason, had a great song called simply, “China”, which for some reason was an ear-worm for me, maybe because of the constant repetition every other line of “China, chi-nay, far away.” I’ll give you a taste, Baby still looks …
Marble Falls Bear with me, this is going to be a bit of a Luddite, techno-peasant peeve that I’m swearing can’t just be me, but truth be told, might not be too many more than me. It has to do with having the news managed, or I guess the more modern term would be …
Marble Falls There’s pretty much complete consensus that forests are fundamental in confronting climate change. It’s equally true that they aren’t enough to make everything alright with the world again, but they do add up on the positive side of the ledger. Besides that, it’s easy to love trees in general, for shade, …