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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

Closing the Files

ACORN Ideas and Issues International Personal Writings May 12, 2008 by wade

New Orleans     Two items almost buried in the papers and federal press releases are worth a note. One was from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) which announced dryly that the Karl Rove inspired dust-up right before the 2006 elections when the Republican Party filed charges against ACORN in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio had no …

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Maude’s Voting Rights Letter

ACORN Ideas and Issues Personal Writings May 11, 2008 by wade

New Orleans        The decision by the Supreme Court around voter identification based on the Indiana law did not go as we would have hoped.  The Supremes have been roundly criticized for looking at the facts — and the law — and then running the other way.  The recent primary in Indiana where a nun …

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Foreclosure Moratorium in New York

ACORN Financial Justice Ideas and Issues Personal Writings May 9, 2008 by wade

New Orleans     Here’s some news that makes it easier to understand the full depths of the financial crises seizing families across America: New York State’s Assembly is on the verge of passing a “foreclosure holiday” bill that would prevent foreclosures for one-year! ACORN and its allies have pushed through the measure by a vote …

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