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".
Chicago Waiting for a plane, I happened to sit next to someone who liked my hat. It turned out he was a 16-year Marine veteran with the Corps symbol on one arm and a sleeve from wrist to shoulder on the other. He had been a combat photographer, but was now in the public …
New Orleans There’s no question that these are unsettling and scary times. The United States is notching another milestone on its way to being a failed and rouge state, entered its first governmental shutdown in seven years. The last was over Trump’s attempts fund a wall along the US border with Mexico. This …
New Orleans Google Alerts are useful, but imperfect tools. I keep one for ACORN. Sometimes I get tricked when there’s a news item for London, Ontario, rather than London, England, and vice versa. It’s also still easy for me keep up with the winter preparation for squirrels based on the size of the …