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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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Voting Wars: Masking Voter Suppression Under the Fog of War

ACORN Voting Rights August 19, 2012 by digital

Little Rock  Back in the old days of the Cold War, one of the things we were frequently taught from classroom to scout den had to do with the nefarious tricks of the propaganda trade involving the so-called “Big Lie.”  If one repeated a lie often enough, then people would start believing the lie and not …

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Pay Day for ACORN Veterans and Perhaps for ACORN Workers Scammed by Giles & O’Keef

ACORN Community Organizing August 17, 2012 by digital

Memphis   There’s the old saying about “sunshine on a rainy day,” and this must be the day for long time ACORN people to have a smile on their face, despite all of our continued mourning that ACORN in the United States pulled the plug almost two years ago. The ACORN Beneficial Association (ABA) began some …

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Following Up on Mom’s Voter ID, Dave Clohessey and SNAP, and Campbell Brown’s Anti-Union Rage

ACORN Voting Rights August 16, 2012August 16, 2012 by digital

New Orleans    Pennsylvania took a pass on making voting fair and other states continue to hardball voters.  It all comes too close to home.  One of the items on my list today is taking my mother out on the town.  Unfortunately that means rolling her out on the street from the facility where she is …

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