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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: Politics

Barefoot and Pregnant over a Hot Stove

Politicians Politics Women August 12, 2024 by Chief Organizer

New Orleans       Of all the surprises of this election season, one of the biggest to me has been the conservative effort to overtly subjugate women.  In general, I’m not surprised to find that the right wants to put women in the kitchen-cage and the maternity ward, but to move this from a constant undercurrent …

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Progressives as Punching Bags

Kamala Harris Politics August 7, 2024August 8, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Marble Falls       I’m afraid that I’m living in an alternate political reality.  Everything I read, from the Trumpers to mainstream media, tells me that as a progressive, I’ve mysteriously gone from marginal to powerful.  How and why did this happen, and how come I don’t have more to show for it, if it’s true? …

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Momentum Has Value, But…

Biden Elections Kamala Harris Politics Polling July 29, 2024 by Chief Organizer

            Marble Falls      There’s no question that President Biden’s announcement that he would not be a candidate in the coming election, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, and her surge over the last two weeks has totally altered the US presidential campaign.  The reaction from many sectors and large parts of the Democratic …

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