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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: Movements

Are Social Media and Influencers Now the News?

Media Movements Politics Privatization Social Media August 28, 2026 by Chief Organizer

            Marble Falls      Let me start by acknowledging that some parts of the world may simply be moving too quickly down the road for me to keep up.  In my defense, or as an excuse, I realize I’ve got a lot of company.  I’d like to argue that I’m simply on the trailing edge, …

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Mass Benefits Enrollment Campaign Now

Movements Poverty October 8, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      While posting a blog to Facebook on what we have called “maximum eligible participation” in a riff on the old War on Poverty line about “maximum feasible participation” of the poor, I found myself calling for a “mass enrollment campaign.”  I of course in my excitement mistyped that exhortation as “pass enrollment …

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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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