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".
April 15, 2021 New Orleans These days as we keep our eyes peeled at state legislative activity to suppress the vote, it’s important to remember that many state legislatures under conservative control are also still smarting with offense at the Black Lives Matter protests after the killing of George Floyd and trying to take …
April 14, 2021 New Orleans This is like the version of the old joke. What’s the good news? The union beat Amazon in the election. What’s the bad news? The union beat Amazon in the Bessemer election. Stated another way, what would have happened if the dog had caught the truck? In short, you …
April 13, 2021 New Orleans The postmortem on the Amazon organizing campaign and union election in Bessemer continues, both among close observers and organizers, as well as the many in business and politics with their finger in the wind trying to gauge the future of union and worker power …