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/2020/09/CN09172020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans A small notice in an email caught my eye. A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) attorney in a newly released guidance letter wanted to make sure that employers knew that it was alright to fire workers who are involved in advocating for police reform …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CN05202020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans In the United States all states are now opened with different levels of restrictions and rules. While businesses try to lead people back into malls and restaurants, many of us, listening to our members and their concerns, know that it is also time for …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CN10232019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans A question posed recently by a one of my favorite op-ed columnists, Michelle Goldberg of the New York Times, was essentially, “where have all of the protestors gone?” It wasn’t exactly her question, but close enough. She marveled at the number of mass actions …