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 I’ve been clear. I’m still a “More Money Now – Mas Dinero Ahora!” guy, as the welfare rights slogan used to go. That doesn’t mean I’m against work. Just the opposite, but for work to do the trick in dealing with poverty that has to mean …
New Orleans Recently, I shared a piece that asked the question about new found pandemic-induced appreciation for the American working class. Supposedly, there is now an understanding that they are essential. My question was: “so what?” What are employers ready to do about it? In the massive tide of worker-driven strikes we’re seeing …
New Orleans The Who song about the new boss being the same as the old boss is a classic case, even if rare, of culture speaking to class. Where we find that the new boss is the same as the old boss over and over again is in the popular instances of subcontracting …