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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".

Nurses Demand Attention and Deserve Support

Unions Wade's World April 10, 2026 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      One recent report noted that despite all of the talk, blue collar jobs in construction and elsewhere continue to go wanting, while service sector jobs, especially in healthcare are propping up the entire US economy.  A report in the Wall Street Journal took this another step forward making the case that if …

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How Trump Blundered into Iran and the Suez Moment

Trump War April 10, 2026 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans      Jeepers, I bet everyone in the Trump administration from top to bottom and most of the government officials around the world, as well as many of us biscuit cookers, read the New York Times multi-page report on how Trump got us into the Iranian war with Israel.  There’s absolutely no question …

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What is Video Conferencing Doing to Work?

Technology April 8, 2026 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        The pandemic may be over, but one of the after effects that has become permanent is Zoom and the other video conferencing tools, whether Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or whatever.  I wonder about them even as I use them regularly. We have a regular team meeting every Wednesday afternoon.  Check-ins with …

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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

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