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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: October 2014

The Hard Problems Integrating “Culture” into Social Change

Community Organizing Ideas and Issues October 19, 2014 by digital

New Orleans      Jagrati Bhatia is community organizer I know in London who I’ve talked to about our organizing in Narobi, where she has family.  I posted on my Facebook page that I was rolling through Lake Village, Arkansas between Little Rock and New Orleans and stopped by: ….to help set up the KABF sponsored Oxbow Jazz …

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The USA Political Scene as Spun by the National Chamber of Commerce Political Director

National Politics October 18, 2014 by digital

Lake Village         Rob Engstrom is the political director of the National Chamber of Commerce and a big time DC player. When he talks about dropping $20 million in only 15 election races, and his only gripe was that they were having to put that much in early in the primaries rather than waiting for the …

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Buc-ee’s versus QuikTrip: Business Model Wars

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice October 17, 2014 by digital

Little Rock       Ok, a lot of you don’t drive at all. I’m starting to get that. Living in the USA, I often forget that until I’m out about the bigger world and regularly encounter people whose idea of a fast ride on the roads is a 2-wheel bicycle or who are trying to master driver’s …

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