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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: August 2017

One People Under the Moon and Sun

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 by digital

Columbia   Our ACORN Home Savers Campaign committee had been in Charlotte, North Carolina and was scheduled for Columbia, South Carolina some 90 minutes away. Panic pedaling about massive numbers of visitors and traffic jams because of the 2 ½ minutes scheduled for the city because of the total eclipse, had us on the road at …

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North Carolina Pushing Back

ACORN Citizen Wealth Community Organizing Financial Justice Organizing August 21, 2017August 22, 2017 by digital

Charlotte  It’s sad joke when someone in North Carolina says with less than a smile, “Welcome to North Carolina, the new Alabama.” First, because Alabama is still doing all it can to continue to be the old Alabama, and secondly, because one of the top two fastest growing states is fighting a rearguard effort to …

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If Donations Are Free Speech, so is Begging

ACORN August 19, 2017August 22, 2017 by digital

New Orleans   Free speech is a funny thing, though many are no longer laughing. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. The Supreme Court in one decision after another from Citizens’ United on out has said that the act of giving money is free speech for the rich. There are no limits …

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