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".
San Francisco A new organization announced itself recently in Florida when a group of Wal-Mart associates came before the press and explained that they had organized an association with several hundred members in Orlando, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. Their first campaign was to help their co-workers experiencing drastic changes in schedules to file for …
Tampa: 25 Days in Exile! Melvin Hewitt worked as a Local 100 organizer off an on for several years. He ran into some health problems. He ran into some financial issues. He tried to see if he could get to California. He and his twin brother were New Orleans guys though, so there was no …
Baton Rouge Everyone seems to be throwing their 2 cents out on the op-ed pages and trying to graft their issues onto New Orleans like so many barnacles on the boat, so I found myself sending this piece out on Monday. It may not show up anywhere, but here it is. . . My home is …