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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

Learning and Adjusting on the Road

Ideas and Issues July 8, 2013 by digital

Missoula   One advantage of driving 2200 miles over 30 hours is that over the course of the journey, we are able to decompress and begin the process of environmental adaptation from urban chaos to…well, rural chaos. So much for the sedentary life of an office and hustling to the gym every day in the city, …

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What’s with Wyoming?!?

Health Care Ideas and Issues National Politics Organizing July 6, 2013 by digital

Sheridan   With a half-million people when folks mention Wyoming other than Yellowstone Park, the rest of the country doesn’t much care.   Let Dick Chaney rant from somewhere near Jackson Hole and restrict his travel.  Are there any Democrats here or is it just roaming antelopes and armed to the teeth Republicans? Having been born in …

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The Red States are Stirring on the Road West

Ideas and Issues Organizing July 4, 2013July 5, 2013 by digital

Houston   Happy Independence Day!   I’m headed west again for the 4th straight summer for a piece of time.  Part work and part vacation. I’m trying to finish a book.  I’m going to celebrate 45 years in this work.   Friends and fun!  So this is by way of a warning.  I’m going to be thinking about …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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