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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

housing crisis, home owner, gentrification, rent increase

Gentrification Re-examined

Ideas and Issues June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 by Chief Organizer

June 25, 2021 Little Rock      We have a forever long deal with Shelterforce, the housing journal, and Social Policy, the quarterly journal we publish, to share subscriptions.  We mail them one and for a long time they mailed us one, although I can’t remember the last hard copy I received.  Nonetheless, they send me regular …

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Who’s Really Wins and How Do Ranked Choice Mayor’s Govern?

Ideas and Issues June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 by Chief Organizer

June 24, 2021 Little Rock      New York City is a Democratic town, despite the fact that until the recent two terms of Mayor Bill de Blasio, there had been a long run of Republican mayors from Rudy Giuliani to Michael Bloomberg.  Given that fact, the Democratic primary pretty much is the whole game.  Win that, …

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Ranked Choice Confusion

Ideas and Issues June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by Chief Organizer

June 23, 2021 New Orleans      I’ve followed the campaign for mayor of New York City closely for a couple of reasons.  I’ve known one of the candidates, Maya Wiley, since she was a child, having worked for her father, George Wiley, as an organizer with the National Welfare Rights Organization.  I’ve also known one …

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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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