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 I’ve been clear. I’m still a “More Money Now – Mas Dinero Ahora!” guy, as the welfare rights slogan used to go. That doesn’t mean I’m against work. Just the opposite, but for work to do the trick in dealing with poverty that has to mean …
New Orleans Recently, I shared a piece that asked the question about new found pandemic-induced appreciation for the American working class. Supposedly, there is now an understanding that they are essential. My question was: “so what?” What are employers ready to do about it? In the massive tide of worker-driven strikes we’re seeing …
New Orleans Sometimes I have to wonder, “what are they thinking?” Reading about the political shenanigans that began with Texas Governor Abbott and have now been picked up by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and maybe soon by Arizona’s Republican governor as well are a headscratcher for me. They …