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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".

One Is Losing It, One Never Had It

Trump United States Veterans October 1, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans       There’s no question that these are unsettling and scary times.  The United States is notching another milestone on its way to being a failed and rouge state, entered its first governmental shutdown in seven years.  The last was over Trump’s attempts fund a wall along the US border with Mexico.  This …

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Roots of ACORN Run Deep

ACORN ACORN International September 30, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        Google Alerts are useful, but imperfect tools.  I keep one for ACORN.  Sometimes I get tricked when there’s a news item for London, Ontario, rather than London, England, and vice versa.  It’s also still easy for me keep up with the winter preparation for squirrels based on the size of the …

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Oklahoma Teachers’ Woke Test

Oklahoma September 28, 2025September 30, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        There was a news item that was a bit of good news for school children and teachers in Oklahoma.  The elected Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is resigning his office to take a job running a nonprofit whose aim is to fight teachers’ unions around the country.  Many have followed …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

04/16/2021

Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

03/18/2021

Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

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

Italian Interview with Wade

Halo Noviny: The occupation of the Wall Street fills us with hope (Czech-Language)

Religion Dispatches: Forty-year organizing veteran has plenty of new ideas

Corporate Knights: The Magazine for Clean Capitalism

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