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 Pedro Sula There’s no agreement in Honduras about much except the fact that the economy continues lagging and unemployment is acute, government is inept, and corruption is rampant. Getting specifics past these general statements is a longer climb. The big topic on all tongues is the conviction of the President’s brother in a jury …
San Pedro Sula It started innocently enough. It wasn’t intended, but was clearly meant to be. I had to drive from San Pedro Sula to Siguatepeque, Honduras. I woke up early, as always, and the first order of business, as always, was measuring the “architecture of my day,” which in this case meant determining what …
Siguatepeque, Honduras The process of legally registering ACORN Honduras has been endless, but earlier this year all of the money was paid, all of the rocks moved out of the road that were full of bad lawyers, miscommunications, and false starts. Leaders from the San Pedro Sula area, Tegucigalpa, and Marcala were all scheduled to …