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 Every once in a while, in trying to understand oppositional arguments from conservative economists, I try to wrap my head around their arguments. This is especially hard these days in the US in the middle of the governmental shutdown, which of course is less about economics than it is about power, the …
New Orleans A Washington Post article caught my eye saying, “The future of white-collar work may be unionized.” Really, I thought to myself, in what dream cycle, what’s up with this? Some of this is just a logical statement of fact. Blue collar work, especially in manufacturing, continues to decline, and construction unions …
New Orleans One of the great songs about urban life and poverty was written by Louisiana and Arkansas bred, alternative country singer, Lucinda Williams, named the “East Side of Town.” I use a piece of a verse from the song (thanks, Lucinda!) at the tail end of every one of my weekly radio …