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".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CN01032019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsSan Juan Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico a little over two years ago on September 17, 2017, with more force as a Cat-5 storm than any in the recorded history of the island. In San Juan, the damage seemed slight and hardly noticeable. Once on the highways …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CN01012020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsSan Juan 2020, nice round numbers with a good solid sound. A new year. A new decade. We always hope for the best and settle for the rest. Living in the United States, after three years of Trump-time, we’re just glad to have made it in one piece, …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12292019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPonce We hadn’t been to Puerto Rico over the last fifteen years. Tickets were too pricey to Mexico and Columbia, so why not see how they have come through the recovery from Hurricane Maria, touch base with our friend and comrade, Willie Cosme, and check out …