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 One of the mixed blessings of our internet age and the ubiquitousness of social media and email is the low barrier to communication. On the downside, there’s the constant vigilance required to not be tricked by phishing, spam, and other dangerous weirdness. On the upside, people who want to find you can …
New Orleans We were meeting for hours with Ramona Williams of MCUP, Mississippi Citizens United for Prosperity in Jackson, Mississippi, and one of her leaders. We were all about the business and discussing how ACORN could work with MCUP, as a member of the Anthropocene Alliance, but it wasn’t just business on a …
Miami, Oklahoma We were in the Arkansas Ozarks less than three hours drive from Miami, Oklahoma in Ottawa County in the northeastern part of that state, so it made sense to take the opportunity to visit with the Local Environmental Action Demanded (LEAD) Agency based there. L.E.A.D. Agency is one of the dozen or …