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 Nonprofit organizations, particularly those that are privileged with a tax-exempt status, accept those benefits with the commitment that they will act in all ways as educational and charitable enterprises benefiting the community and the constituencies that are their mission. This sector is broad and covers small civics, grassroots community organizations, and huge universities, …
Pearl River Jason DeParle, who covers the poverty beat for the New York Times, says the Harris-Trump contest “presents the sharpest clash in antipoverty policy in at least a generation, and its outcome could shape the economic security of millions of low-income Americans.” In noting the differences, he reports that Harris “…would seek to sustain …
Pearl River One of the major successes of the Biden administration’s handling of the pandemic was the provision in the Covid relief legislation and appropriations in 2020 that required states to maintain Medicaid enrollment under the Affordable Care Act as the quid pro quo to receive additional funding. According to government figures, over 90 …