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".
New Orleans I was dragging wagon this morning. Eight days on the road, driving through Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana to visit all six of the Local 100 and KABF/FM 88.3, as well as side trips through Austin and then Fayetteville in the GWA (Greater Walmart Area) was actually a fascinating and fun experience, although as …
Little Rock What do you do with a bully? Slap ‘em in the face. Or, embarrass them. ACORN Canada did both by celebrating Halloween by issuing a “Horror Report” based on a survey of almost 300 of our members. Canada, perhaps even more than the US, allows a virtual monopoly with three companies holding the …
New Orleans Even in New Orleans we have been saying for years that the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and even the recovery has fallen off the front pages, but on the 8th anniversary, even in the local papers you have to search for any mention of the storm, and elsewhere the date is passing unnoticed, even …