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".
Pearl River On Wade’s World recently, I talked to two law professors Hannah Johnson and Renee Jefferson about how they handicapped the chances of various Black women judges who had been mentioned as possible nominees for the open seat in US Supreme Court. They had some interesting insights on that question. The odds-on favorite they believed was …
Pearl River Blockades are usually pretty serious business. Of course, there are a number of varieties. As Russia encircles Ukraine or when ships block ports in war, that’s brinkmanship that could lead down a bloody path. Another variety is becoming a more common tactic it seems for some groups. That intrigues me, but I …
New Orleans Starbucks workers in more than sixty stores have filed for representation elections with the NLRB. The company, no doubt looking for a way to pushback, recently fired seven workers in one of its locations in Memphis, Tennessee. They are sending a message, but how are workers and customers supposed to respond …