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".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11182019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans It may be too early to make a definitive list of lessons learned from the off-year elections in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky, but the one thing that seems crystal clear is that the Democrats have some hope, the Republicans have some deep worries, and …
New Orleans With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals were on notice. Costs were out of control and people were going to be looking. Prices were going to be made public so some patients could compare. Hospitals were going to be able to be ranked by health outcomes. Accountability was coming! This …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/White-Owl-Red-01-Existential-Frontiers-200014305.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Hospitals are having some problems these days. The Republican attacks on the Affordable Care Act meant that fewer of the uninsured that desperately needed health care can find – or finance – their way into hospital beds. At the same time ACA and the …