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".
Manchester In the modern world and economy, it’s hard to escape Amazon. Of course, on many levels, we all know this as part of our daily life. Their gray vans have become ubiquitous if you live in a city, and their eighteen wheelers are as common as Walmart’s when you are moving on …
Pearl River With the Supreme Court’s decision to trash affirmative action programs in colleges and universities, conservatives of all stripes believe it’s on now. In their gun sights are minority hiring programs and incentives where they might exist. In the conservative assault against affirmative action, Comcast settled a case accusing it of illegally favoring …
New Orleans It was only a matter of time before someone outside the labor movement pointed out what should have become all too obvious to union organizers and leadership for a while. In the exciting and inspiring victories of Amazon workers in Staten Island and Starbucks baristas in hundreds of locations around the …