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/2020/08/CN08012020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsDecatur, Texas In the predawn, the three-week long veteran night clerk at the Motel 6 along Highway 287 in Decatur, Texas north of Dallas confirmed, “it’s rough out here.” Looking for a cup of coffee, walking back from my truck, I mentioned that I had inadvertently woken …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07272020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsGrants, New Mexico No camping allowed at Chaco Canyon or what is more formally known now as Chaco Culture National Historical Park, nor could we cross the Navajo Reservation to get there, given the curfew and lockdown from 9PM Friday evening until 5AM Monday morning. All …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CN07262020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsWichita Falls For years signs along the Texas highways, bumper stickers, and just about everything else proudly declared, “Don’t Mess with Texas.” It was classic Texas. Designed to stop litter with a chest-thumping scowl to go with the demand. There’s a new slogan that you can …