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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: Voting Rights

Judges Recant, but Voter Suppression Goes into Overdrive

Citizen Wealth Voting Rights October 19, 2013October 19, 2013 by digital

New Orleans  Explain to me how in a rational world hunting licenses in Texas can be an acceptable form of voter identification, but a student ID from the University of Texas cannot be?  Stumped aren’t you?   How exactly does North Carolina cutting back on early voting by one week ensure the sanctity of the ballot …

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Is Demographics Destiny in a Democracy?

Ideas and Issues National Politics Organizing Voting Rights June 30, 2013June 30, 2013 by digital

New Orleans   On a radio interview I conducted on Friday discussing the impact of the DOMA and Prop 8 decisions, the young man poignantly spoke about the isolation of young homosexuals in rural areas, compared to the relative freedom in the cities, even conservative cities. I then noticed a map in the Wall Street Journal …

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Fusion Attack is about People and Power not Corruption

National Politics Voting Rights April 19, 2013April 19, 2013 by digital

  Little Rock  A scandal has broken out in New York State recently.  A Democratic state legislator was caught trying to buy his way onto a minor party ballot line to run for Mayor in New York City.  The fact the minor party in the big city is Republican is just a sidebar snicker to …

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