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/2020/05/CN05082020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsLittle Rock I thought I was paying pretty close attention, but this one slipped right by me. Who knew that part of the giant stimulus package included a first-of-its-kind paid leave provision? It must be me, but why do I have the sneaky suspicion that maybe I …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CN05072020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts Little Rock There is talk everywhere about “re-opening.” When? How? The “new” normal is a question on everyone’s mind. I find it interesting and curious how much you hear about people working from home. The Times cited a poll the other day, saying that Gallup found …
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CN05052020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans The irony and contradictions around so-called “essential” workers are vexing – mainly to the workers themselves. They have to go to work because they are, by definition, essential, yet employers in the main seem both committed to labeling them as essential and continuing to …