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".
June 22, 2021 New Orleans Ah, the Beach Boys, now that was a band that was all about the summer. The line in one of their tunes, “we wish we could all be in California,” was probably talking about beaches and girls, but it popped into my head as I read about a proposal …
June 21, 2021 New Orleans The silent strike of lower-wage workers doing the math on minimal pay versus unemployment plus stimulus payments continues, but, importantly, a record number of workers are also walking off their jobs looking for greener pastures. It’s hard for conservatives to make their case that labor shortages are due to …
June 20, 2021 Pearl River The 40th annual Local 100 leadership conference was held on Zoom for the second year. The one area where the delegates were unanimous was in their resolve to never have another conference on Zoom, but to meet in person next year in Houston or just about anywhere. Past the reports …