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 Joe Biden is president. Donald Trump has lost. Some believe a four-year nightmare has ended. Perhaps, but Trump will not go quietly into the night. Maybe he shouldn’t. Maybe that’s a good thing for the rest of us, hoping and working for social change. Trump won’t dominate the news cycle in the …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CN11082020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River As part of the 50th anniversary of ACORN, we’ve talked to various leaders and organizers of ACORN over the years about their reflections on the organization and their time. In that vein we talked to Steuart Pittman on Wade’s World. Steuart recounted his path with …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CN11062020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The election news and the lessons buried underneath the votes will continue to emerge, likely with better focus in coming weeks and months, but there are some voter verdicts that speak to some doors closing and some opening. Trigger warning: it’s a mixed bag …