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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".

Category: Coffee

It’s the Little Things Like Coffee that Matter

Coffee Economics Inflation November 26, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Marble Falls       Watching the shake and bake in the wake of the election reminds me of a universal law of looking at money, I learned as an organizer working for ACORN and presenting budgets, expenses, and audits to the board over the years.  The questions from people were rarely about the big items like …

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New York City In Between the Meetings

Amazon Banks Coffee Starbucks June 16, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New York City      No one is interested in my meetings, I’m sure, and if anything comes of them, you’ll all know soon enough, one way or another, but in between and alongside of the work might be worth some small attention.  For example, on the East Side of Manhattan, where many of the …

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Fair Grinds, Thanks for the Memories

Coffee Community Organizing COVID-19 Pandemic Personal Writings August 14, 2022August 13, 2022 by digital

            New Orleans       October 15, 2011 was our first day running Fair Grinds Coffeehouse in New Orleans, the only 100% fairtrade coffeehouse in the city.  The name, we inherited with the sale, was a mashup of fairtrade coffee, and the fact that we were only a couple of blocks from the Fair Grounds horse …

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