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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".

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Understanding the Rightwing Anarchists Shutdown

Politicians September 28, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            Toronto           It’s hard for most of us way down here on the ground to understand how less than a dozen hard right Republican members of the House of Representatives are able to shut down an entire government with millions of workers and basically flip-off their counterparts in the US Senate and hundreds of their …

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Poverty Remains About the Money

Politicians Politics Poverty September 27, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans       Is poverty up, down, or about the same?  No one seems to know, but we’ll still pretend they care about the answer.  Regardless, the question remains as experts, policymakers, and politicians continue to debate the numbers, while people who in fact ARE the numbers, continue to be desperately and disappointingly poor …

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Taking the Initiative to Deliver Raises

Labor Unions September 26, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans      Once again, it’s hard not to quote the Beach Boys line about how “we wish we could all be in California” or something close to that.  When it comes to the progress being made for working people by labor unions, the recent news has been amazing. As PBS and the Associated …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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