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 There are some parts of the current US presidential campaign that if it weren’t such a serious situation would be hilarious. For example, it’s hard not to get nostalgic for the good old days of elections when a candidate could be called a “flip-flopper,” and that might actually hurt their campaign. …
Pearl River I don’t know Matt Bruenig, but I know his work. He’s a labor lawyer who birddogs the proceedings, filings, and decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). One of our organizers tipped me off about his newsletter the NLRB Edge, which I look at regularly, because it’s a fount of information. Because …
Pearl River Nonprofit organizations, particularly those that are privileged with a tax-exempt status, accept those benefits with the commitment that they will act in all ways as educational and charitable enterprises benefiting the community and the constituencies that are their mission. This sector is broad and covers small civics, grassroots community organizations, and huge universities, …