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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: Debt

Intended and Unintended Consequences

Debt History Politics Poverty July 2, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Marble Falls       The devastation embedded in the Trump-Republicans big bad budget bill for lower income families has been a drum that I’ve been beating for weeks now, but as it nears the finish line additional impacts are becoming clear.  This bill has become a “whose on first, what’s on second” house of horrors.  …

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SAVE Plan Seems Like a Student Loan Winner

Biden Debt August 23, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans     You have to hand it to the Biden bunch when it comes to student loans.  They don’t quit.  They get hammered by the Republicans.  The Supreme Court zaps them.  They get right back up off the mat and come back with a new proposal that will work for these borrowers.  It …

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Remembering Interest Rates

Debt Disparities Economy Ideas and Issues September 30, 2022September 29, 2022 by digital

            Little Rock      There’s no question the wringing of hands and banging of heads about inflation is the real deal.  Sudden spikes in prices of food, gas, and utilities hurts low-and-moderate income families severely.  Make no mistake, I’m not voting for inflation, but at the same time, it’s hard not to put some things in …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

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