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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

Right Side on ACORN + Obama

ACORN Community Organizing Ideas and Issues Personal Writings May 29, 2008 by wade

New Orleans         The twists and turns that the right is making to smear the Democrat’s emerging candidate, Senator Barack Obama, are wild and amazing.  The National Review today published a forever-long piece linking Obama to ACORN….  One of the wags on the staff posted a comment upon reading that it was amazing that …

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Deadly Work

Ideas and Issues Labor Organizing Personal Writings May 27, 2008 by wade

Dallas        David Uhlmann, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and former prosecutor for the Justice Department, offered some painful reminders today in an op-ed piece in the Times of how deadly work can be and how small the penalties employers pay for the risks to workers.     He told a story of …

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Obama’s Call to New Orleans

Ideas and Issues Personal Writings Rebuild New Orleans May 27, 2008 by wade

New Orleans        For several years now whenever I have been asked what one thing would make the most difference in the recovery of New Orleans, I have answered:  “a new President.”  Until there is a total and deep commitment to actually rebuild this great city, it simply cannot happen.  A problem this big cannot …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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

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