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 Years ago our union organized a Wyndham Hotel not far from the giant New Orleans Convention Center. We were in good shape, when we filed, having hit all the numbers with solid leadership in the departments. There was a hiccup, when we heard back from the NLRB on scheduling the election. …
New Orleans I looked at the book, Advice to 9th Graders, and shook my head. I was going to have to pass on this one. It was way outside my lane. It was about advice to 9th graders from older teens who were looking back to their bridge from middle school to high school. …
Marble Falls Affordable housing is a crisis throughout the country. The shortage has meant that housing prices are rising, even as interest rates and some inflation have made them less affordable and reduces sales to record levels. And, as I learned to chant in Glasgow several years ago, Rents Are Bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Developers …