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".
May 27, 2021 Little Rock As much as we might try to resist it, the more I read and listen to the Washington circus reports with one act after another taking the stage, complete with wild animals and constant juggling, I can’t help starting to handicap the likely outcomes. Take for example the almost two-trillion-dollar …
May 26, 2021 Little Rock My daughter once assured me that podcasts would “change my life.” My response has largely been, “yeah, sure,” but I think I’m ready to jump on the learning curve. Rolling from Atlanta to Little Rock as part of my monthly route is a schlep, and it’s made more so by …
May 25, 2021 Atlanta Here’s a simple riddle: What is $51 billion dollars, larger than the entire budget of the federal Housing & Urban Development (HUD) agency, and invisible? The tragic answer: the tenant and landlord assistance from the various pandemic stimulus programs. The program and the money have become the stuff of urban legend. …