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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: WalMart

The Amazon Octopus Revealed

ACORN International Amazon WalMart October 28, 2023 by Chief Organizer

             Manchester        In the modern world and economy, it’s hard to escape Amazon.  Of course, on many levels, we all know this as part of our daily life.  Their gray vans have become ubiquitous if you live in a city, and their eighteen wheelers are as common as Walmart’s when you are moving on …

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Waterbedding Grocery Consumers

Corporations Dollar Stores Economics WalMart May 30, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans      It’s been a while since we talked about Walmart and that lot.  It’s not because they have really gotten kinder and gentler, since they have continued to grow bigger and bigger, it’s just because talking about Walmart seems not to change the way they do business.  What’s different now, you might …

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Sales in the Big Cities are Tough for Walmart

ACORN ACORN International Corporations WalMart April 12, 2023 by Chief Organizer

New Orleans      Eighteen years ago, ACORN warned Walmart that opening stores in Chicago was not just a mistake, but wrong.  We fought for a higher living wage for retail workers with mixed results.  I was there with our members one day when we picketed the location.  We were especially opposed to the company’s plans …

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