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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

Voting Access and Suppression Are Big Issues Everywhere

Ideas and Issues April 2, 2021 by Chief Organizer

April 2, 2021 New Orleans               Georgia has managed to grab a lot of attention as the first state to successfully torpedo voting rights after the 2020 election, and goodness knows it deserves all the shame, derision, and boycotts that are coming its way. Reporters for the New York Times listed …

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Internet and Healthcare are Infrastructure Gains

Ideas and Issues April 1, 2021 by Chief Organizer

April 1, 2021 New Orleans      A couple of trillion in infrastructure improvements over eight years might get us part of the way to where we really need to be, although I hate to say this, but $250 billion a year doesn’t buy all of what we need to fix in America. I could just …

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Calling 911 or 311 May be Harder than You Think

Ideas and Issues March 31, 2021 by Chief Organizer

March 31, 2021 New Orleans               We teach our children almost from their first breath how to call 911 if they find themselves facing danger or an emergency and can get to a phone. Mostly, that works well, depending on the city and its police department’s response capability. Some cities, …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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