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".
June 21, 2021 New Orleans The silent strike of lower-wage workers doing the math on minimal pay versus unemployment plus stimulus payments continues, but, importantly, a record number of workers are also walking off their jobs looking for greener pastures. It’s hard for conservatives to make their case that labor shortages are due to …
June 20, 2021 Pearl River The 40th annual Local 100 leadership conference was held on Zoom for the second year. The one area where the delegates were unanimous was in their resolve to never have another conference on Zoom, but to meet in person next year in Houston or just about anywhere. Past the reports …
June 19, 2021 New Orleans Having made it back from the West Coast, where I reprised by annual spring visit, postponed from 2020, until June, I can offer a firsthand report: America is on the move. The planes were jampacked, and flights were double the prices that I remember. Rental cars, same thing. On my …