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 Doggone it! It’s never easy to find the reverse gear on opinions that have become comfortable and well-worn. I loved calling this concept of the Great Resignation of workers reacting to the pandemic by leaving their jobs and sometimes the entire workforce a “silent strike.” I’ve written about it, talked about …
Pearl River For years our nonprofits have had a policy that automatically affixes the annual increase in the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) to our salary scale. In some years, in all honesty, the policy is more aspirational that achievable. There’s a simple explanation: not enough money coming in the front door to roll over to the …
New Orleans The child care credit in the Biden stimulus package has been heralded, including by me, as the first significant step in reversing the draconian “end of welfare as we know it” program of former President Clinton. Experts noted that this child-centered program, providing front end payments on the credit of $300 per month for families …