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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: Optics

Why Would Anyone Trust the Police These Days?

Optics Policing February 3, 2023 by Chief Organizer

    Anyone in their right mind in America now has got to be asking themselves why in the world they would feel safe in their neighborhoods or on the streets of their cities.  There has to be fear in their hearts, not because crime is rampant, but because once again it is clear that the …

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Easy Ways to Destroy Public Trust

Ethics Grift Optics Politics September 20, 2022September 19, 2022 by digital

            Pearl River     It’s important to believe that the vast majority of public officials are honest and straight forward servants of the common weal.  Why do some of them have such a blind spot in this area and such a ready willingness to destroy public trust? Take insider trading for example.  The slimmest minority of …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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