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/2019/12/CN12192019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsLittle Rock The landlord ideology about tenants is based on a narrative mythology that whenever they evict, it is because their tenants are deadbeats and scofflaws. Landlords having powerful local and national organizations and a much louder voice than their tenants have been selling this swill for …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12092019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew York City It’s the holiday season when old time movies used to give us hope that miracles might happen. Santa might climb down from the chimney, if you had a chimney anymore. There were urban legends of teenagers finding car keys under the tree, although …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12042019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The Wall Street Journal and its reporters must get a special thrill when they can score an exclusive on the New York Times on New York’s own turf. I bet they didn’t even care when they went out to celebrate last week at their …