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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: Federal Employees

It’s Not Work, It’s Wages

Federal Employees June 13, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      I try to imagine the readership of the New York Times, both in print and online.  I wonder how many read past the headline of an op-ed piece that announces that the federal food stamp program is only designed to provide $6 per day. The pull quote announces that “Requiring people to …

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Converting Federal Workers to Political Appointees

Ethics Federal Employees May 27, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans        In the onslaught of executive orders coming out of the White House since Trump returned as President of the United States, it’s easy to miss some of the slings and arrows being thrown at the American people, its workers, and public servants.  Somehow, I had taken my eyes of the ball …

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Federal Workers are People, Too

Federal Employees United States May 20, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Little Rock       Elon Musk has given us a bit of a newsbreak.  Government service wasn’t working out so well for him.  Basic math, courts, and other people who also had egos were causing him problems.  He hasn’t disappeared from the news, but has rededicated his time to making go-gobs of money.  Tesla wants him …

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