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/2019/12/CN12112019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Weather was miserable in New York as we schlepped from lower Manhattan to Newark Airport. We prepared for the worst, but arrived early with hours to spare only to be victimized by almost every airport television droning on with statements before the House Committee …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12072019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew York City As people look at the year gone by and a decade coming to an end there are a barrage of lists with of best movies, books, songs, plays, TV shows, and on and on. One indelible memory of this time has to be …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CN11262019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The role of the military in governments of any stripe can be a powerful thing, though rarely is this good news. In Asia, the military junta’s role in Myanmar has led to genocide and the disgrace of a Nobel prize symbol of democracy. In …