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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

The Numbers Suck, and We Need True Data

Politics Technology December 29, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            Mexico City       These days almost all of us depend on data in one way or another to figure out the wild world around us from politics, to economics, to health, and on to the smallest things about how our neighbors, countrymen, and brothers and sisters around the world are thinking about everything under …

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The Political Consequences of Dogmatism and Inflexibility

Politics December 28, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            Mexico City     When a columnist for any of the big papers like the Times, the Journal, or the Post writes something about what they got wrong, in my book, it’s worth a read, especially since their whole job is supposedly getting it right.  I don’t keep up with Megan McArdle and her work at …

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election fraud, campaign fraud, Florida politics

Courts Shouldn’t Decide, but Trials and Convictions Count

Elections Politics Polling December 26, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            Mexico City     Sitting around after a great breakfast and family gathering in Mexico City on Christmas morning, conversation drifted, as it is wont to do, towards politics and the state of play in the coming US election and the prospects for Biden versus Trump.  We could have talked about the upcoming election in Mexico …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

03/18/2021

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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