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".
April 26, 2021 New Orleans I got my education in the racial and income bridges within families, mothers, and children early as an organizer for the National Welfare Rights Organization. Women of all races, but mainly the Black and brown members of the groups we organized in Springfield, Massachusetts during the late 1960s would regularly …
April 25, 2021 Pearl River The Texas Highway Department is changing all of the signs on state highways. They used to say, “Don’t Mess with Texas”, appealing to drivers not to litter. The new signs are going to say, “Texas is a Mess!” in order to let people know about the Republican-led legislative attack on …
April 24, 2021 Pearl River The Guardian refers to the book, Our Bodies, Ourselves, as one of the “most influential books of the 20th century.” I would say the book is that and more. It sold four million copies at least, and that doesn’t count the dogeared copies that were ubiquitous and passed around …