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 What can we learn from the Canadian blockade in Ottawa and along the USA and Canadian border? There are bound to be lessons worth examining even if the whole affair is a troubling bit of déjà vu and profound confusion. Déjà vu, because there is way too much of this that just …
New Orleans Some of the biggest and most successful community organizing campaigns have been waged in city-based contests over the construction of sports stadiums, convention centers, and other huge – and contentious – development projects. The big issue on our side of the fence is “who pays?” and what – if any – are …
Pearl River On Wade’s World recently, I talked to two law professors Hannah Johnson and Renee Jefferson about how they handicapped the chances of various Black women judges who had been mentioned as possible nominees for the open seat in US Supreme Court. They had some interesting insights on that question. The odds-on favorite they believed was …