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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: Protests

Occupy: The Symbol Needs a Space

Organizing Protests November 16, 2011 by wade

New Orleans With the startling police state like efficiency in which Occupy sites in New York, Oakland, and many other cities are now being dismantled, commentators have tried to run a con that, hey, maybe this is good for the movement because now they won’t be so absorbed with protecting a small patch of ground …

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Fox News Crosses Line with Home Address and Number

ACORN Coffee Ideas and Issues Protests November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 by wade

New Orleans I ran home for a minute  yesterday to pick up a sweater after the rain brought a cool front into New Orleans.  The phone rang.  I picked it up, there was silence and then the caller disconnected.  I figured it was a bad robo-dial.  A minute later there was another call.  The caller …

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Bringing Down Bank of America: Social Media or Social Movement?

Financial Justice Protests November 3, 2011 by wade

New Orleans The queue to “count coup” on Bank of America and its decision to step back from stealing debit card fees from its customers is almost unseemly.  We expect it from politicians, and props to Senator Durbin, VP Joe Biden, and the rest of the DC gang for the pile-on, which in fact was …

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