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".
Pearl River All of the headlines read that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) had directed no evictions for the rest of the year. Before we do the happy dance, it’s best to read the fine print, because there is a lot of it. For those force fed the biblical traditions in their youth, you …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CN09022020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Perhaps the most dependable host on WAMF, our low power noncommercial radio station in New Orleans, has been a product representative for a fine local distillery in the city. Her show every Tuesday afternoon, “Road to the Ramones,” is a rocking, eclectic mix with …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CN08242020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Out and about, it’s hard not to notice patterns and paradoxes among the masked and unmasked marauders among us in this crazy pandemic time. In Mississippi recently along the Gulf Coast, there’s been real progress over recent weeks as the governor and other politicians …