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".
New Orleans Today, I’m sharing a guest piece that I contributed to the Working-Class Perspectives series on the even of May Day and during a difficult time for workers around the world. May Day 2020: Workers in the Pandemic Time Posted on April 27, 2020 by Working-Class Perspectives Around the world, the first of May, …
New Orleans I’ve got no complaints. Regular calls around the world tell me every day how lucky we are. We have a roof over our heads, so we in fact can shelter-in-place, and that’s not true for hundreds of millions. We have food to eat and children who scold us for not being more …
Pearl River You can’t make this stuff up. Dr. Trump’s advice to the country to inject disinfectants and pour on the UV rays has brought him the kind of ridicule that he richly deserves and has tirelessly earned, but so rarely received. A friend posted a picture of himself holding a bottle of Clorox with …
Pearl River We all know people we go to for medical advice, either seriously or in jest. We have a host on one of our radio stations who calls himself Dr. Ed. One of our team would regularly ask Dr. Ed for medical advice, just to hear Dr. Ed remind him that he was not …
Pearl River There’s no consensus among the middle class and professionals. Do they like working remotely from home or are they suffering from cabin fever? One story after another in the media argues different sides of the case. On the one hand there are suggestions of movies, live streamed shows, YouTube presentations, books, and so …