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/2020/06/CN06152020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Whether it’s a moment or a movement, some things are different this time than they have been in the past. One encouraging and crucial difference is the fact that the money is coming from the small donors interested in change rather than control. This …
New Orleans We stand in solidarity with all protestors against racism and police brutality both in the United States and around the world. At the same time, we need to remember in these exhilarating and exhausting times that racism and police brutality are different. We cannot allow ourselves to be confused. Racism is the …
Gulfport Voter suppression is a mark of shame in a democracy. In fact, it beggars the question of whether a democracy exists at all. The principle of any democracy has to be a maximum effort to provide access to all eligible voters to the polls in order to exercise their franchise and give voice to …