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 Money is flying faster than the accusations back and forth, but the billionaire tax is on the ballot this November in California and a reckoning is coming, one way or another. As many will recall, this is a one-time tax on California billionaires to fill the gap in state and federal …
New Orleans In New Orleans, Local 100 has represented “hoppers” – the garbage laborers on the back of the truck or hopper as it’s called – for more than 30 years. These are temporary workers who do an essential, but tough, dirty, and often disrespected job for the city. The job has changed …
Pearl River The AFL-CIO held their recent convention in Minneapolis with delegates from the member unions. Given the focus on Minneapolis over recent years, this seems like it would be a good venue choice, if the agenda was designed to focus on solidarity and the resurgence of communities and working people to meet the …