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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 2021

Let’s Prepare a Texas Welcome for the NRA

Ideas and Issues January 20, 2021 by digital

January 20, 2021             New Orleans      I realize that talking about guns and their giant conservative enabler, the National Rifle Association, will have many of you thinking that we’re talking about the siege at the US Capitol and all the wannabe gunsels threatening politicians and organizing militias. Maybe we should, but instead we’re getting …

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The Roots of “Stop the Steal” in the Attack on ACORN

Ideas and Issues January 19, 2021 by digital

January 19, 2021             New Orleans      The arc of justice is long, but when people see it coming, they don’t stay silent. First, a text from the most devoted Times’ reader and power walker in the entire city of Houston, making sure I had seen the lead piece in the Times’ editorial page. A …

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Crowd Chaos Underlines Differences in Instigators versus Organizers

Ideas and Issues January 19, 2021 by digital

January 18, 2021             Pearl River     The post-mortem on the Capitol mob scene has been bizarrely interesting from an organizing perspective. A lot of it has been more about name-calling than analysis.         This motley crowd is now seen as rioters, (maybe?), insurrectionists (really?), seditionists (huh?), and more.         …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

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