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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: May 2013

Poverty as a Disease

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice May 22, 2013September 24, 2020 by digital

New Orleans  Dr. Perri Klaus wrote a piece recently for a Times’ column that should not be ignored essentially making the case that poverty is not simply a social, political, and economic circumstance, but a disease with terrible consequences, lifelong impacts, and potentially multi-generational effects. At one level he talks about an increasingly prevalent diagnosis …

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Healthcare Act Loopholes Could Leave Workers with Crummy Care

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice Health Care May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 by digital

New Orleans  The closer we get to 2014 and the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act or so-called Obamacare, the more our hopes for health security for all Americans are being dashed as we stumble over what appear to be loopholes in the law and its regulations large enough for companies to drag an …

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World Acceptance Pay Day Lending Rip-offs

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice May 20, 2013May 20, 2013 by digital

New Orleans  Most cases of payday lending abuse come to me in the normal channels, which is to say right from the mouths of the victims.  This time the shock and awe at the abuses of some payday lenders, like that of large, but low profile small loan, payday lender, World Acceptance, are so offensive …

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