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".
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07032020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsLittle Rock There’s nothing new about states, particularly blood-red states, trying to suppress the vote. The Republican strategy continues to be not to change one iota in their far right, white grievance, servant to the rich appeal, but to bear down until their last voters are gone. …
New Orleans The days when Wisconsin was famous for dairy are long gone. In recent years it has been the home of partisan and ideological divide, voter suppression, anti-unionism, and just about every other rightwing fad of the moment. The state is also perhaps the key battleground contest in the coming presidential election. It …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CN01302020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Talking to a reporter from Politico about voter purges and why there needed to be supplemental efforts other than failing to answer a letter in the US Mail to determine whether a voter had moved or was still at a certain address, I offered …