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".
Heerlen The Times offered many details about the narco-crimes involving Juan Orlando Hernandez in reporting that he was sentenced by a New York-based federal judge to 45-years in prison, effectively a life sentence. The case had been lingering since his arrest at the end of his term as president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022. …
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 …