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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".

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OpenAI, a Nonprofit-For Profit Hybrid, Really?

ACORN International Non-Profit Taxes October 2, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans      I may be a techno-peasant, but I at least like to keep up.  That’s not to say, that I’ve tried any of the artificial intelligence or AI things that are out there, but I’m what you might call AI-adjacent, in the weird, but common parlance popular these days.  My daughter showed …

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The Green Bank for Low Income Communities

Affiliates Banks Environment Non-Profit August 14, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans       The first thing we need to get clear is that the so-called “green bank” being touted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not a bank.  It’s a big pot of money, about $27 billion, that is part of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).  In reality, it’s an investment …

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Labor Researchers Seeking the Way Forward

Non-Profit Strike Unions Workers June 8, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            Dallas       It was a crazy day, but we had made a commitment to present a paper that had been supported by the LRAN, the Labor Research and Action Network, at their 12th Annual Conference at Georgetown University, so, by God, a promise is a promise, even if it meant a 530 am plane …

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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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