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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".

Elderly are Targeted as Easy Prey

Advocates and Actions Affordability Hospital Accountability July 15, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans       As my companera says, “Getting old?  That’s the goal!”  Indeed, it is, but as anyone with serious time of the clock will admit, it comes with a price, even in the best of situations.  You lose a step.  Names are no longer on instant recall.  The gym can’t make ice cream …

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High Costs of Conspiracies Bites Twitter-X and Musk, Too

Social Media July 14, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        What “goes around, comes around” is a universal warning to be careful.  It’s sort of a look-before-you-leap thing or a “be careful of unintended consequences.”  Whatever you call it, it’s something that MAGA masters and Elon Musk would be well advised to remember and take to heart. In a rare apology, …

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MAGA Mess: Numbers and Facts

Immigrant Politics July 13, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      There’s a long string, but eventually the fire will get to the dynamite, and the whole thing will blow and collapse on itself.  The MAGA masters keep fanning the flame, thinking, I guess, that it will never blow, but there are a couple problems:  numbers and facts.  No matter how much they …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

04/16/2021

Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

03/18/2021

Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

Italian Interview with Wade

Halo Noviny: The occupation of the Wall Street fills us with hope (Czech-Language)

Religion Dispatches: Forty-year organizing veteran has plenty of new ideas

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