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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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PR Lifeline

ACORN Financial Justice Ideas and Issues Personal Writings February 13, 2008 by wade

New York City     Sitting in the conference room at the ACORN national headquarters in New Orleans the top lawyers for Lehman Brothers snickered at Treasury Secretary Paulson’s announcement of the Project Lifeline. One simply said, “…it seems to be nothing but PR.” But, if this is public relations, Paulson and his banking buddies don’t …

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Countrywide Agreement

ACORN Ideas and Issues Personal Writings February 12, 2008 by wade

New Orleans     After a grueling process of many meetings over months ACORN leaders and Countrywide executives finally came to an agreement on “best practices” that was not everything we might have hoped for, but was such an advance over the empty promises of the Bush-Paulson initiative that it paled in comparison. Additionally since Countrywide …

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Quick Vote on Supers

Ideas and Issues Personal Writings February 11, 2008 by wade

New Orleans     Ok, you are probably sick of my obsession about elites determining who should be the Democratic nominee, so I’ll try to rein myself in with one more word about all of this…. This morning there was a “quick vote” on CNN. More than 60% believe that super delegates should be bound by …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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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"

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