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".
New Orleans It was only a matter of time before someone outside the labor movement pointed out what should have become all too obvious to union organizers and leadership for a while. In the exciting and inspiring victories of Amazon workers in Staten Island and Starbucks baristas in hundreds of locations around the …
New York City No one is interested in my meetings, I’m sure, and if anything comes of them, you’ll all know soon enough, one way or another, but in between and alongside of the work might be worth some small attention. For example, on the East Side of Manhattan, where many of the …
New Orleans A full-page ad in the New York Times is expensive. We’re talking tens of thousands of dollars. You have to be a big company with a bloated advertising budget or deep enough pockets that makes you believe it’s worth the climb to get your message out. A front section ad on page …