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".
Pearl River I have kept my eyes peeled intensely on Walmart for over twenty years and out of curiosity ever since I lived in Arkansas, where I first encountered them. They were the very poster image for many years of ruthless corporate capitalism, here and abroad. They were huge. Their workers were underpaid widgets …
New Orleans The headline was an attention grabber blaring out that Walmart store managers might make $240,000 a year. With a worldwide reputation for scrawny paychecks, was this possible? Having run an organizing program for a coalition of unions at Walmart stores almost twenty years ago in central Florida, I couldn’t resist reading …
New Orleans Many forget that low-income families are not just ALICE people, meaning Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed folks, but they are also an important and critical market for many companies. Even while some conservative forces in the states try to cut back on crucial social services like Medicare and eligibility for food …