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".
May 23, 2022 New Orleans A message has been sent from the universe: climate change is real, and, if you don’t believe us, we’re coming for you. I’m used to people asking me how it’s possible to live in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast with hurricane season soon and water rising. …
May 22, 2022 Pearl River We all know the warning: don’t poke the bear. Most of us don’t have much of a chance to put that warning into practice, because we aren’t near bears. Those of us who do run into them from time to time, take it to heart. The Georgia legislature may …
May 21, 2022 San Jose I’ve known Sarita Gupta as a friend and comrade for decades now, dating back to her time in Chicago and then nationally as head of Jobs With Justice. JWJ has been a coalition of some unions at the local and national level and a lot of labor activists for …