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 A five-week nurses’ strike recently ended with hospitals in New York City. There have been other strikes around the country led by the National Nurses Union, SEIU, and other unions. Casual observers may read the headlines about wages and patient care, nod, and keep going, believing it’s same ‘ol, same ‘ol. …
Pearl River Everywhere you go, everything you read, combines to convince all of us that it’s a brave new world. Robots and artificial intelligence are coming and companies sing a chorus of how good it’s going to be for all of us. Listening to Local 100’s staff on our weekly roundup call made me …
Pearl River There’s so much hype these days about artificial intelligence that taking it all with a grain of salt seems the best course. Our tech masters are in a life-or-death competition that’s driving way too much of the economy now, as they try to sort out who or what will be the winners …