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/CN12032019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans When I hit a dead spot where I can’t listen to WAMF 90.3, our community radio station in New Orleans, I will switch for a minute or two to the stations to the left or right of the dial. There was a discussion on …
New Orleans May Day is Labor Day around the world, but the first Monday in September is labor’s day in North America. I was honored to be able to write the Labor Day post on the 10th anniversary of the Working Class Perspectives posts, so take a read there https://workingclassstudies.wordpress.com/2018/09/02/labors-day-more-or-less/. It’s hard for most of us …
New Orleans Conservatives always complain about bureaucrats and the vast governmental bureaucracy. It is painful to realize how paperwork and bureaucracy are used as not-so-secret weapons to deny mandated benefits designed to help families and children from eligible, fully qualified families. Success is defined by the ability to put barriers in the way of families …