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/2019/11/CN11092019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsColumbus An analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis on a panel with us at the Benjamin Hooks Institute at the University of Memphis listened to our remarks about the devastating impact of hedge funds and land installment contract companies in Memphis, and asked me …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11022019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans On the sometimes lonely march to try to advance and rebuild low-and-moderate income communities, it’s always a welcome relief to stumble on fellow travelers moving on much the same pathway. At least that’s how I felt preparing to interview Chuck Marohn for Wade’s World, …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CN10302019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsOxford Having breakfast at the University of Memphis before leaving for Oxford, Mississippi, home of the University of Mississippi, we were in a good mood after the Hooks Institute event the previous evening. We laughed at the number of people in the audience that evening who …