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 We have an extended family WhatsApp group, as many families have. These things are a hodgepodge of advice and, usually, good will, attempts at humor, sports talk, birthday greetings, atta-boys, and occasional light controversy. Did I mention a LOT of advice! It’s a great thing, especially for the brothers and siters with children and outlaws like …
Marble Falls Vacation is a good time to try and do some reading. I don’t say catch-up with my reading, because there’s no such thing. We’re always reading. There’s always more to read. Reading almost defines the Sisyphean project of constantly pushing up the hill and never getting there. I’m actually good with that. It’s the journey more than the destination that …
New Orleans We can’t seem to get Congress to read the memo and increase the federal minimum wage, but in almost every other way, workers’ wages seem on the rise, and the signs are everywhere. Kellogg workers after two months on strike still voted down a tentative, five-year contract with the company. Not enough money with their …