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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: United States

Federal Workers are People, Too

Federal Employees United States May 20, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Little Rock       Elon Musk has given us a bit of a newsbreak.  Government service wasn’t working out so well for him.  Basic math, courts, and other people who also had egos were causing him problems.  He hasn’t disappeared from the news, but has rededicated his time to making go-gobs of money.  Tesla wants him …

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Is the US Up for Sale Now?

Corruption United States May 13, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans      Yeah, I know President Trump at different times has raised the notion of buying Greenland, maybe Canada, and developing Gaza as a destination tourist resort, but reading about his first overseas trip of his second term to the Middle East, I’ve got questions.  Is the United States for sale now? You …

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Trump’s War on Workers and the Poor

Politics Trump United States April 19, 2025 by Chief Organizer

            Little Rock       There are so many battle lines on the Trump offensive against the American people and the government, but it’s hard not to see a central theme being an attack on the poor and workers. Workers have gotten more of the headlines with the layoffs and attempted firings of tens of thousands of …

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