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/2020/09/_CN09082020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans My comrades and friends at Working-Class Perspectives allowed me once again the honor of having my say on their platform on Labor Day, and this time I did a shout out to unemployed workers and other workers who are just one paycheck or less away …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CN05012020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River May Day traditionally has been marked around the world with workers marching under the banners of their unions and labor-friendly political parties. In the USA, Labor Day marks the end of the summer, rather than the advent of spring, which has been celebrated since pagan …
Jackson It was my kind of headline in the Times, “Right to Lawyer Can be Empty Promise to the Poor.” I was ready to agree whether I read the article or not, they “had me from hello.” Inarguably this is not a new problem. In criminal matters even with the Gideon decision ostensibly giving indigents …