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/CN07122020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River Paying attention to President Trump’s tweets is a fool’s errand, best delegated to journalists paid for the practice. These are “thought bombs” sometimes disguised as policy or personnel decisions. They are “Mission Impossible” instructions that dissolve or explode in many cases almost as soon as …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07092020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts New Orleans Third spaces received a fair amount of attention not so long ago. These were the places between work and play where community could be built. How will they survive the pandemic? Libraries are a good example. In recent years their mission has adapted …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07072020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The Paycheck Protection Program, known as PPP, was a major part of the Congressionally approved stimulus program as part of the CARES Act. After the Treasury Department and the Trump administration played button-button for a bit, both refusing to reveal recipients, and then having …