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".
Marble Falls These days should be the best of days for workers to organize unions, even as they may be among the worst of days in terms US labor law and the NLRB under Trump that is administering the law for private sector workers. Polling indicates support in the general public for unions …
New Orleans In the United States, we are only one-month away from the midterm elections. Elections haven’t been going all that well for us on the big cycles in recent years, so we may have to relish some good news before the election with the full recognition that it may be a mirage. …
New Orleans One year into Trump 2.0, he’s gaining speed on his sled down the mountain. “A Washington Post average of national polls so far in December found that 39 percent of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing, compared with 57 percent who disapprove. On the economy in particular, the average …