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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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Winning the “War of Attrition” Against Coal-Fired Power Plants

ACORN March 16, 2015March 19, 2015 by digital

New York City      The first day of the annual Energy Finance conference convened in New York University’s Law School buildings on Washington Square by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis was – believe it or not – fascinating.  Not only did I get to catch up with Daniele Pommes and his No Al …

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Bristol Wins First Agreement for Improved Rental Standards

ACORN ACORN International March 15, 2015March 15, 2015 by digital

New Orleans       Catching up on Skype this week, it was great to hear the progress ACORN Bristol had made in the United Kingdom in advancing the campaign to win what they call an Ethical Letting Charter or a model set of standards for landlords and tenants.  The campaign has been developing for months as …

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Smaller Units, Common Spaces, Affordable Land, and Housing

ACORN Citizen Wealth Financial Justice March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 by digital

New Orleans         Recently we had one of those magical moments of organizational synergy when a new member working at the Gulf Coast head start facilities where we have a contract, signed up with Local 100 and her address indicated that she lived on Texas ACORN Street.  We were excited because those streets in ACORN Glen, …

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