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".
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 …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CN11052020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans I’ve been a fan of Moxie Marlinspike since I first became acquainted with his encryption work years ago. Ok, I admit, I also liked his name and his general thumb to the nose to the tech world, the military-industrial complex (remember them), and of …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CN11042020correct.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans An economist has won the Nobel Prize in no small part for identifying the problem of “confirmation bias.” Simply put, we tend to find evidence that confirms our bias, and are often unable to sort out the facts from our predilections. We all do it, …