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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: Financial Justice

Attorney General and Foreclosures

ACORN Financial Justice Ideas and Issues Personal Writings June 11, 2008February 15, 2021 by wade

New Orleans    As I stepped off the plane from Washington the news was running in the concourse and WWL at Channel 4 was airing a large segment with Louisiana ACORN announcing that Buddy Caldwell, the newly elected Attorney General here, had just been graded an F on a survey and report card released nationally on …

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ACORN Trifecta Week

ACORN Financial Justice Ideas and Issues Personal Writings June 6, 2008 by wade

New Orleans        This has been a big time victory week for ACORN as important announcements and events heralded long, hard work finally coming to fruition in New York, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.  Interestingly, all of these initiatives touched on housing which is a flash point in these three cities and much of America now.   …

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Tax the Rich

Financial Justice Ideas and Issues Personal Writings June 2, 2008 by wade

San Juan    Here’s an interesting survey that you don’t see every day.  A lot of people in a lot of countries believe that the rich should be taxed more.  A new Financial Times/Harris Poll of 8,748 adults in eight countries found that more than half of respondents in all countries believed the wealthy should be …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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