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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".

Labor in the Crosshairs

Federal Employees Labor Unions September 2, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      Labor and the unions that represent American workers have quickly gone from the most union-friendly president in the last 50 years or more to the most union-unfriendly president in probably one-hundred years.  It’s a little bit like celebrating Labor Day from a hospital bed.  We’re glad to be alive, but, boy, are …

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Renters are About to Have Real Rights in UK

ACORN International England Housing September 2, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        I made a smart decision to attend a workshop of renters’ rights in the United Kingdom at the ACORN England and Wales first convention in Bristol.  I knew we had been a key part of a housing reform coalition and built strong alliances to get something through parliament under the new …

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Convention Targets the Bailiffs

ACORN International England Protests August 31, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Bristol          After eleven years of organizing in England and Wales, ACORN was holding its first formal convention in Bristol.  More than 200 people poured into the Malcolm X Community Center to start the meeting, as the officers opened the session mid-morning.  People were excited, and so were we.  I had arrived late the …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

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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)

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