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/2020/06/CN06062020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River It’s totally over now. No way of pretending that sports and politics are not welded at the hip, peas in the same pod anymore. Of course, this has been true forever, but the cultural and corporate presumption, when it served the interests of power, were …
Cincinnati There must be something about being a billionaire that to really know you’ve made it in the big time you must have to own some kind of major league sports team so you can hang with your brothers, yes, mainly brothers, and say you’re a big leaguer too. And, if you own a big-league …
New Orleans Colin Kaepernick may never start another football came in his career. He pushed out a 49ers quarterback who has gone on to success as a starter in Kansas City, but after getting the 49ers to the Super Bowl and failing to win, he’s been in decline, despite his exciting promise. But, that’s sports. …