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/2020/01/CN01092020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans There’s a big split within the federal banking establishment about what to do about revisions to the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act. This is not your run of the mill, chest thumping, and elbow pushing in Washington over turf and regulatory jurisdiction. It’s actually very …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CN01022020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsSan Juan There was something to celebrate on the first day of a new decade. President Trump for only the second time in his term of office did NOT tweet. What a relief! The other time was the day after the Mueller investigation report was made public. …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12282019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPonce Arkansas Community Organizations, one of KABF and ACORN’s partners on many projects, especially those involving financial security for low-and-moderate income families, recently released a report about major debt that is oppressing these families. The report is called “Can’t Win for Losing,” and that just about …