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".
Kingston I love reading about the pinch in the shoes of the Tea-people as they try to scurry about and disclaim similarities to the Occupy forces that are springing up everywhere around the USA and the world. The cultural complaints are the most absurd, since that is mostly the differences in the ages of the …
New Orleans Walking downstairs in the predawn there was the smell of smoke in the air. It smelled exactly like a Delhi morning where the acrid dawn is a daily greeting. Something must be burning on the bayous. It was enough of a sign that it must be time to talk about Anna Hazare and …
New Orleans Being on the road and out of the country for a month is a bit of a Rip Van Winkle moment despite the best intentions and mainlining internet to keep connected. Some notes. Still seems to absolutely be no progress on real plans for loan modifications to prevent foreclosures. Reading old papers it …