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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

IRS, Among Others, Catching Too Many on Other Side of Internet Divide

Ideas and Issues January 7, 2016January 8, 2016 by digital

New Orleans    The IRS has problems. I get that. Well hated as a necessary evil, the Republican Congress has cut their budget to the nub in recent years to make it harder to collect taxes. In the 2015 tax season millions rightly complained that they had a better chance of talking to Santa Claus long …

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White, Right, and Ready to Fight – Yikes!

Ideas and Issues January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 by digital

New Orleans   Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, has started releasing tweets directed at Donald Trump along the theme of “don’t be fooled by a fool.” Undoubtedly he is responding to the chilling cascade of poll results that indicate that Trump and his fellow traveler, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, are winning the popularity contest in …

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Protect Your Credit with Security Freezes

Ideas and Issues January 5, 2016 by digital

New Orleans   Here’s some news you need to know, courtesy of the good people at US PIRG, the United States Public Interest Research Group, and their recent report entitled, “Why You Should Get Security Freezes.” We’re talking about identify theft here, but more to the point, we’re talking about what almost seems to be an …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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