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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

Airballs

Personal Writings November 23, 2024November 25, 2024 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans       Jet-lagged or not, my son and I dragged ourselves down to the Smoothie King Arena to see an NBA game between our New Orleans Pelicans and the legendary Golden State Warriors, formerly from Oakland, and now San Francisco in the Mission Bay Area.  The NBA has a newish marketing and promo …

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Sky Map and Life in the Universe

Personal Writings September 29, 2024 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      On a clear night in the predawn with a new moon, if you’re sleeping in, you’re missing some thrills by not looking up at the stars, if you can get some distance from light pollution.  Lucha, my Australian Shepherd, and I were out and about along the Gulf Coast in just such …

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Trump, Musk, the UAW, and Taipei

Personal Writings Unions August 16, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Taipei              We landed in Taipei almost 30-minutes early after a twelve-and-a-half hour flight from San Francisco.  We cleared customs, baggage claim, and money changing within one-hour of landing, which is amazing in itself.  The express train to the central station was only twenty-two minutes and hardly cost $4 USD per person.  All good so far!  …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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