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 It’s a fact of modern American life that most of family wealth lies right under the roof where we live. If you are able to buy a house, then you’ve managed to move up a rung on the ladder towards more security. Many economists and politicians would have us believe that …
July 29, 2021 Little Rock How about some good news for a change? Unbelievably, this is a silver lining attached to the tragic clouds of the pandemic. A comprehensive research project by the Urban Institute found that: The number of poor Americans is expected to fall by nearly 20 million from 2018 …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CN10302020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans There was a special section in the New York Times recently where their reporters did a follow-up with workers from all around America that they had talked to during the pandemic to see how they were faring now. That was a super depressing read! …