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 2, 2021 New Orleans The hand wringing and gnashing of teeth over so-called labor shortages are louder than the roar of cicadas, and it is as rare as the seventeen year uprising of the insects to see workers being able to exert so much power, even if passively. I heard one report that there …
June 1, 2021 New Orleans Social security benefit programs are federal, whether to the aged, low-income disabled, or survivors’ benefits to children and spouses of deceased workers. Welfare benefits are set and administered by the states, even though there is some federal participation. Studies of the issues in accessing social security benefits by eligible Americans …
May 31, 2021 Pearl River Rehabilitation of existing housing, or rehab for short, is the silver bullet that could make a huge dent in decent and affordable housing for low-and-moderate income families, and dramatically alter entire neighborhoods if such programs could be ratcheted up to scale. Single-family homes are not the answer to the affordable …