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".
Boston Bill Pastreich probably influenced me more as an organizer than anyone else alive or dead. Sadly, he passed away in recent weeks at 84 years of age in Mexico. I was fortunate to be able to attend a memorial in Boston, organized by his family, particularly his oldest son, Manny, his union, …
Boston This is D-Day for the US food stamp program, technically named SNAP for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. New work rules are coming into effect, coupled with the government shutdown, to equal a perfect tsunami for lower-income, working families. The Trump administration, to put more pressure on the Democrats to settle on the …
New Orleans We are hours away from a curtailment of food stamp benefits, short of an 11th hour intervention, which seems unlikely. We are months and days away from the imposition of more putative requirements for food stamps and Medicaid involving 80-hours per month of work, community service, or education in order to …