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/2020/09/CN09282020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans I had an elementary school teacher whose constant rejoinder was that “the only thing certain in life was death and taxes.” At a tender age, neither absolute means much. What are taxes? When is death? As we age, we find out way too much …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CN09272020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts Pearl River The gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson used to have a patented expression as he wrote about everything from Las Vegas to political conventions. He would write, “…and then it got weird” in his fear-and-loathing reports. One thing we can truly say about this election …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CN09262020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River Just when you might think things can’t get any worse, it turns out you don’t know half of it. At least, that’s how I felt visiting with Professor Nick Zaller on Wade’s World. Zaller is a well-regarded and oft-cited researcher and professor of public …