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".
Pearl River There are two “NRAs” that swing big sticks around the US, pushing bad policy for people and workers. The dangerously effective and scandal-ridden National Rifle Association is perhaps the best known, but the National Restaurant Association, another NRA, is quieter and more comfortable on the back pages and the back rooms, …
New Orleans Globally, more than 30 cities participated in ACORN’s Beat the Heat Day this summer. Thermometers are clear, regardless of climate naysayers, it’s hotter outside than it has ever been. Tenants need protection and many have joined ACORN campaigns in various countries like Canada and France to demand retrofits to deal with …
Brussels It had been a busy day for our team in Brussels. We began with an early meeting with the home-and-away team to get our plans together. We split up with half of us heading to the office and half to hit the doors, meeting several members from our affiliate to test the rap …