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 The one-trillion-dollar infrastructure bill is slowing moving along, inch by inch, in the Senate. The headlines say that the moderates in the center, Republican and Democrat, are holding still. In Louisiana, where the House whip, Steve Scalise, is a constant embarrassment, and one of our US Senators John Kennedy (don’t be …
Black Student Union members and supporters outside the UW Administration Building July 28, 2021 New Orleans I skim the Arts section of the New York Times. As I was taking it to recycling yesterday, something caught my eye. It was a picture of young Black men raising their fists in front of a …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CN11152020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River The Monday Night Football expression that “it’s not over until the fat lady sings,” has thankfully been retired given the lack of appreciation for opera in our current culture and the increasing sensitivity towards different body types, thanks goodness. Nonetheless, despite all of the theories, …