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 In Peru, the slogan was always “water is life,” when ACORN fought the privatization in Lima, Antigua, and other cities across the country in alliance with FENTAP, the water workers union. In New Orleans, ACORN and Local 100 joined with our allies, both locally and nationally, to beat back the privatization of …
New Orleans I’d read the article in the Times’ “Your Money” column at the end of last year about banks arbitrarily closing customers’ accounts without notice or seemingly rhyme or reason. As they reported: …there are many frustrating things about this phenomenon: The account closings often come without warning. There is usually …
Fayetteville, NC It’s a surprise when a big-league paper like the New York Times looks at the actual work that people do and how they do it, but actually it’s unusual when any news outlet takes a hard look behind the scene at the world of work and workers anytime. Perhaps even this time …