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/2019/12/CN12092019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew York City It’s the holiday season when old time movies used to give us hope that miracles might happen. Santa might climb down from the chimney, if you had a chimney anymore. There were urban legends of teenagers finding car keys under the tree, although …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12042019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The Wall Street Journal and its reporters must get a special thrill when they can score an exclusive on the New York Times on New York’s own turf. I bet they didn’t even care when they went out to celebrate last week at their …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12032019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans When I hit a dead spot where I can’t listen to WAMF 90.3, our community radio station in New Orleans, I will switch for a minute or two to the stations to the left or right of the dial. There was a discussion on …