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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: Personal Writings

Spreading Mardi Gras Madness

Personal Writings February 12, 2024 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      For decades I’ve been paraded-out when it comes to Mardi Gras, and, in general, to tell the truth, Mardi Gras-ed out.  For years, I would use the four or five days of New Orleans stalemate to hit the road for meetings and explorations in other countries where there was, or might be, …

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Children of the Incarcerated

Personal Writings Wade's World January 28, 2024 by Chief Organizer

New Orleans       I looked at the book, Advice to 9th Graders, and shook my head.   I was going to have to pass on this one.  It was way outside my lane.  It was about advice to 9th graders from older teens who were looking back to their bridge from middle school to high school.   …

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Insulation and Retrofits

Environment Personal Writings January 19, 2024 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      This has been one of those monster cold fronts that everyone around the world knows about. A brother in Quito, asked me about how New Orleans was making it.  As just one example, our Little Rock office has been essentially closed all week, and there have hardly been a half-dozen live shows …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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