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 Many cities and some states are wrestling with what to do with unaccountable and too often brutal and abusive police forces unable or unwilling to police themselves. The proposals are wide ranging from defunding and decentralizing public safety to barring certain tactics like chokeholds, neck restraints, and other physical maneuvers. There is …
New Orleans We stand in solidarity with all protestors against racism and police brutality both in the United States and around the world. At the same time, we need to remember in these exhilarating and exhausting times that racism and police brutality are different. We cannot allow ourselves to be confused. Racism is the …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CN06072020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Ol’ Donald Trump dropping like a rock with no one to catch his fall. He doesn’t want to talk about race, because he sounds even more the fool than usual. Most recent example was his description of George Floyd, hardly in his grave after …