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".
July 25, 2021 Pearl River In the polarizing struggle over Covid-19 and lifesaving vaccinations, the repeated call has been to “listen to the science.” The same cry is heard about climate change and global warming. People obviously decide when and where to listen. Maybe rather than debating about this person’s view or the other, …
July 24, 2021 Pearl River Who really represents a community and can legitimately speak for the interests of a community has long been a critical and contentious question in community organizing. As organizers who seek to build mass organizations, there have been two major schools of work. One has been to create legitimacy by …
July 23, 2021 New Orleans In pandemic land, there are a couple of things becoming clearer. First, it’s a long way from over. No matter what we hope, the reality continues to be devastating. Secondly, it could be even worst than before because our political will, domestically and internationally, has now been broken. This …