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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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Census Conservative Cave In

ACORN Community Organizing September 13, 2009 by wade

New Orleans Conservatives counted coup with another score on ACORN by forcing the U.S. Census Bureau to terminate its partnership with the organization proving for the second time in a week how willing the Obama administration is open to a cave-in to the conservatives on false pretenses on a completely fake “issue.”  The cause cited …

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Thanking John Sweeney

ACORN Employee Free Choice Act Labor Organizing Organizing WARN September 4, 2009September 4, 2009 by wade

Washington There are few grace notes in the current divisions within the forces of institutional labor, but I happened to experience a small one at Georgetown University in a special ceremony held to honor John Sweeney, retiring President of the AFL-CIO, with an honorary degree.  I had been invited by Joe McCartin, an organizer with …

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Infiltrators

ACORN Citizen Wealth Community Organizing Health Care Ideas and Issues Organizing July 30, 2009July 30, 2009 by wade

New Orleans While I was being interviewed by Peter Collins, the former Air America host (www.peterbcollins.com ) for a radio podcast a little after 6 PM, I began getting instant messages that somehow Glenn Beck was airing an “exclusive interview” with me.  No way!  I had to focus so wasn’t able to click on the …

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