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 After dealing with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) off and on for the last more than forty years, I never expected to get a Seasons’ Greeting from them, but miracles never cease. The news is out of a major settlement between Amazon and the Board that is national in scope. The headlines are all touting …
New Orleans One of the pandemic programs that may be cruising below the radar, but which could be a critical step on lowering the digital divide, is the FCC’s program for emergency broadband. On Wade’s World , I talked to the digital equity coordinator for the City of Little Rock, Maddie Long, about the …
New Orleans It seems like we’re still in mourning and recovery from the devasting union loss at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse, and now workers have announced that they are filing for an election in a giant fulfillment center, employing 5000 workers, in Staten Island, New York. This is an exciting and important development …