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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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Touring with Bob Dylan

Organizing July 5, 2013July 5, 2013 by digital

Dumas   Dumas, Texas is not to be confused with Dumas, Arkansas.  Dumas in southern Arkansas is where the clarity of the KABF signal begins to drop in the rich, delta of the state and where a “Hot Donut” sign not far from the Walmart store alerts a traveler to the location of the best …

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The Red States are Stirring on the Road West

Ideas and Issues Organizing July 4, 2013July 5, 2013 by digital

Houston   Happy Independence Day!   I’m headed west again for the 4th straight summer for a piece of time.  Part work and part vacation. I’m trying to finish a book.  I’m going to celebrate 45 years in this work.   Friends and fun!  So this is by way of a warning.  I’m going to be thinking about …

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Is Demographics Destiny in a Democracy?

Ideas and Issues National Politics Organizing Voting Rights June 30, 2013June 30, 2013 by digital

New Orleans   On a radio interview I conducted on Friday discussing the impact of the DOMA and Prop 8 decisions, the young man poignantly spoke about the isolation of young homosexuals in rural areas, compared to the relative freedom in the cities, even conservative cities. I then noticed a map in the Wall Street Journal …

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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

Halo Noviny: The occupation of the Wall Street fills us with hope (Czech-Language)

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