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".
Pearl River One company and university after another is dropping any pretense of trying to achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion or DEI now. Most of them are doing so either because they claim they are under attack by conservatives; they are trying to align with Trump executive orders around federal monies and agencies; or …
Pearl River There’s no good way to say this: diversity, equity, and inclusion for Americans is broadly under attack politically, economically, and academically. Unless something blocks this assault, the tremendous gains from Black Lives Matter to #MeToo, and decades of work may be wiped out. So-called DEI efforts are not eroding with steady drops …
New Orleans During the campaign discussion at the ACORN Canada YE/YB there was ongoing attention to the financialization of housing, winning heating and cooling thresholds for tenants, and expanding internet access, but there was also a proposal from the Toronto organizers that sparked an interesting discussion. Members at local meetings kept bringing up …