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/CN09122020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans We’re in the countdown to the November 3rd election, so while the candidates’ campaign and the voters try to sort out the choices, as the saying goes, “Here comes the judge!” We should say judges. In Texas, a federal appeals court ruled that the state …
New Orleans The days when Wisconsin was famous for dairy are long gone. In recent years it has been the home of partisan and ideological divide, voter suppression, anti-unionism, and just about every other rightwing fad of the moment. The state is also perhaps the key battleground contest in the coming presidential election. It …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12302019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsCulebra This is a warning on the eve of a new year: I’m obsessed with stopping voter suppression as we countdown the months and days to the election in November. Besides my general obsession, I’m especially focused on the efforts “behind closed doors,” so to speak in …