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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: Ideas and Issues

Grifter, Fixer and the Boss

Ideas and Issues August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 by digital

New Orleans     It was a news explosion on every possible platform:  radio, television, and print.  It’s a wonder it didn’t “break” the internet, as the saying goes. Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for President Trump, was found guilty in court of eight charges involving all manner of tax, bank and other fraud.  At almost …

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The Catholic Church Has to Open All the Records Everywhere

Ideas and Issues August 20, 2018 by digital

New Orleans    The grand jury reports from Pennsylvania, based on its investigation into the records and archives of six of the eight dioceses in the state, have been horrific.  Over 1000 cases of sexual abuse of young men and women, children really, have been identified.  Another 1000 are thought to exist but could not be …

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New Zealand for My Father: Part I

Ideas and Issues August 18, 2018August 20, 2018 by digital

http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Politician-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans       When I would return from a trip to some country where neither of us had ever been, when my dad was alive he would ask me to tell him the things that would interest him.  Over the years I have found it a useful …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

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

Italian Interview with Wade

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