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/2020/01/CN01242020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsBristol In the aftermath of the devastating loss experienced by the Labour Party in the United Kingdom recently, everything is up for grabs as politicians, parliamentarians, activists, and others sort through the rubble to rebuild. Jeremy Corbyn, who had led a resurgence in the party’s membership …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12252019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsFort Lauderdale The voters came out from under the rocks and jumped over the hedgerows to vote for the Conservatives behind weird and wacky Boris Johnson in the recent snap election in Britain. Labour took a drubbing, even in the northern districts that had been their equivalent …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12022019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans In modern politics obsessions run hot and heavy as election day looms ahead. One cycle it might be microtargeting with sophisticated databases categorizing voters and messages. Another cycle it’s small donors and social media. But for my money, there’s still nothing like the ground …