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/2020/04/CN04232020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts Pearl River This whole thing about religious opposition to the stay-at-home orders and the social distancing can sometimes seem a head scratcher. In central Louisiana a minister already noted for refusing to call postponement of church services was arrested for attempted assault, which he admitted, after …
New Orleans Here during our collective field test for the “end times,” we are all learning new and different ways to relate, individually and collectively. In the absence of mass protest actions, ACORN and other groups around the world are of course using on-line petitions, as better than nothing, but recognizing its weakness. Organizations are creatively …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CN04202020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans One thing leads to another. Easy to say, but hard to endure, especially when it comes to the economic damage that keeps spreading from the pandemic shutdowns. This is the real trickledown economics, and it’s not a good thing. In this case, I’m talking …