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".
May 12, 2021 New Orleans A small group of state governors have announced that their states may abandon the supplemental unemployment program way before its September expiration. The number of Republican governors making the announcement is now up to eight states: Tennessee, Iowa, North Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Montana. Much of this …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CN10302020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans There was a special section in the New York Times recently where their reporters did a follow-up with workers from all around America that they had talked to during the pandemic to see how they were faring now. That was a super depressing read! …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CN09062020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts Pearl River There was a peculiar piece in the Wall Street Journal that left me scratching my head and then trying to remember, somewhat successfully, high school algebra. The article talked about the gap between service workers and professionals getting to work at home and often keeping …