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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".

Month: January 2012

Dunning the Debt Collectors

Citizen Wealth Ideas and Issues January 31, 2012 by digital

New Orleans    The Federal Trade Commission stepped up to the play in behalf of citizens/consumers yesterday and finally put a boot on the butt of scumbag, lying debt collection operations with a $2.5 million fine levied on Asset Acceptance of Warren, Michigan. The Times reported the following: The company’s collectors also failed to inform consumers …

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Celebrating Barbara Bowen

Personal Writings January 30, 2012January 30, 2012 by digital

New Orleans     There is no way that anything I can write would do complete justice to the life and work of Barbara Bowen, my friend and comrade for over 40 years, but luckily I don’t really need to because her life and work was about justice and she lived it exactly that way from beginning …

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Union Density Continues Slip and Fall

Labor Organizing January 28, 2012January 28, 2012 by digital

New Orleans   I went by the gala reception on St. Charles Avenue last night to celebrate the fact that the SEIU International Executive Board was in town to see old friends and comrades.  Past the music, food and short speeches, it was hard to find much evidence of good news for unions and organizing even from …

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