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/2020/07/CN07202020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Congress is going back to work. High on the agenda with the clock ticking is the next stimulus bill. Some things are clear. Mainly that the US economy is on its knees. Let’s look at the facts: 20 million people are unemployed. For the …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07162020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans How about some advice for handling the pandemic from a different source than the daily news, doomscrolling, or even the embattled Dr. Fauci? I forget how I stumbled onto this, but I’ve been carrying around a copy for months of the Anarchist’s Guide written …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07132020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Statues and memorials of various stripes are getting a good hard look after decades where they received a pass from the public and politicians no matter how obnoxious their content and symbolism. Confederate memorials are in every nook and cranny in the South, and …