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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".

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Water Towers and Colorado Small-Town Amenities

Colorado Ideas and Issues Radio April 20, 2022April 19, 2022 by digital

              Greeley, CO    Let’s face the facts.  I’m becoming an amateur expert in western water towers.  I’m also becoming someone who pops by town centers around the West looking for people who will listen to our story and give us a hand.  Today, I woke up in Limon, Colorado, visited Deer Trail and Kersey, …

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Drive Through, Not Fly Over

Colorado Ideas and Issues National Politics Radio April 18, 2022 by digital

            Limon, Colorado         Driving east to west through Kansas, avoiding the interstates and toll roads, is an interesting roll, that I coupled with a couple of hours on the big highway to get to Limon, the self-proclaimed “hub city,” eighty miles out of Denver and about the same from Colorado Springs.  Perhaps hard for some …

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The Excitement of a Small Town’s Revival

Ideas and Issues New Mexico Radio Voice of the People March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by digital

            Cimarron        The first time I was in Cimarron, New Mexico, was about sixty years ago.  I was a 13-year-old Boy Scout, pushing 14, which was the age limit then for attending Philmont, the national scout camp.  I have no idea what the experience would be like now, but then you hiked with a heavy …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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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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