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".
June 3, 2021 New Orleans The surging Covid-19 crisis in India is impossible to ignore, even as the US, Britain, and even European Union countries are once again opening up after the pandemic. Ironically, India is also home to some the world’s largest manufacturers of vaccines, so how is it possible that even now as …
May 19, 2021 New Orleans ACORN in India is once again shuffling our organizing plans around in order to meet the COVID crisis among our members, informal workers, and their communities. Once again, we are organizing dry food packets with weekly meals for thousands. Vaccines are in short supply and to get in line requires …
May 17, 2021 New Orleans One slogan indelibly fixed in my mind from my days organizing with the National Welfare Rights Organization were “Mas Dinero Ahora!” or “More Money Now!” It’s a wonderful surprise after so many dark nights for lower income families that “show me the money” and real talk about the value of …