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 Oh, mercy! I hate to say, I told you so, but darned if I didn’t tell you so already that this could be the longest election campaign in the United States ever. It also could be the most expensive, since we’re now talking about a marathon and not a spring. President …
New Orleans Years ago our union organized a Wyndham Hotel not far from the giant New Orleans Convention Center. We were in good shape, when we filed, having hit all the numbers with solid leadership in the departments. There was a hiccup, when we heard back from the NLRB on scheduling the election. …
New Orleans I looked at the book, Advice to 9th Graders, and shook my head. I was going to have to pass on this one. It was way outside my lane. It was about advice to 9th graders from older teens who were looking back to their bridge from middle school to high school. …