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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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Surprise, High Health Deductibles Defer Treatment and Kill People!

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice Health Care May 8, 2018January 29, 2021 by digital

New Orleans     Sometimes the gap in understanding the impact of wealth differentials, or what in the old school we called class differences, is so stark that it just blows the top of my head off.  An example today in The New York Times was so clear that it forces me back to beating a drum …

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Finally, the IRS is Enforcing Affordable Care Act!

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice Health Care Ideas and Issues May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 by digital

New Orleans     How many times do we get to talk about good news and the IRS in the same sentence?  Darned few, and that’s not likely to change anytime soon.  But, having the IRS finally get off the dime and start enforcing the Affordable Care Act is fantastic news.  The bottom line is that they …

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Inequality Breeds Epidemics and Can Kill More than Just the Poor

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice Health Care April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 by digital

New Orleans    Spoiler alert.  There is not a happy ending to this story without wide scale change in inequality.  Turns out that not only is the wealth and income gap destroying our democracy and much of the social fabric of our lives and communities, but it is also breeding infectious diseases that leap past the …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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