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".
Detroit In his speech before the find day of the ACORN Convention, former Senator John Edwards laid the gauntlet down on the “Half in 10” campaign to cut poverty in half in ten years working with ACORN and other grounds. The Detroit Free Press captured his remarks: "This is not going to …
New Orleans This is a preview of coming attractions. In a partnership with ACORN International we have joined with Andre Vltchek in an important project to resuscitate a critical website, Asiana News (www.asiananews.org), which will be debuting within days. The site was formerly called Asiana Press Agency and featured excellent articles from journalists and …
New Orleans For all New Orleans families of this generation there will forever become a time marker that draws the line at “before Katrina” and “after Katrina.” Life with my father follows that line as well in some interesting ways. He and my mother ended up after many twists and turns in …