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/2020/04/CN04302020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River Losing your job through layoffs or even temporarily in a furlough is a terrible thing. For years, state unemployment divisions, under the brutal thumbs of corporate dominated conservative legislatures and governors have seen it as their jobs to make it as hard as possible to …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CN04292020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River There were some pieces of the Airbnb business model that had appeal. Homeowners that were willing to open their own homes to visiting guests seemed like it could build relationships and even, dare I say, community, especially when visiting foreign lands. Our family had that …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CN04282020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Today, I’m sharing a guest piece that I contributed to the Working-Class Perspectives series on the even of May Day and during a difficult time for workers around the world. May Day 2020: Workers in the Pandemic Time Posted on April 27, 2020 by Working-Class …