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 The American Prospect recently ran a lengthy piece reported by respected columnist, Harold Meyerson, on the internal conflict within the United Auto Workers (UAW), one of the major US unions, now and historically. While painful to read about a labor union’s internal strife, which is usually kept more successfully behind closed …
New Orleans The new rules for Medicaid recipients mandated in Trump’s Big Bad Budget Bill go into full effect on January 1, 2027, including the 80-hour work or volunteer requirement. Many states are already in the process of changing the rules and enrollment procedures, because in addition to the rule changes the federal …
New Orleans On a Sunday, especially one involving Easter, just back from Arkansas and mi compaera’s family reunion, it’s hard to not reflect on religion and our raising. I had that thought, sitting at a table in the back of the hall talking with my union brother, Toney Orr, about Local 100 business …