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".
New Orleans In New Orleans, Local 100 has represented “hoppers” – the garbage laborers on the back of the truck or hopper as it’s called – for more than 30 years. These are temporary workers who do an essential, but tough, dirty, and often disrespected job for the city. The job has changed …
Pearl River The AFL-CIO held their recent convention in Minneapolis with delegates from the member unions. Given the focus on Minneapolis over recent years, this seems like it would be a good venue choice, if the agenda was designed to focus on solidarity and the resurgence of communities and working people to meet the …
New Orleans Combining a lack of impulse control with an addiction is a toxic formula. Manifest all of that with narcissism, mixed it with power, and we have a situation. Obviously, I’m talking Trump of course, but with a different twist that provides some relief for the American public and the world. Here’s …