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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

On Your Shoes?

Community Organizing Ideas and Issues Personal Writings WalMart August 22, 2006 by wade

New Orleans      Andy Young put his feet in his mouth for Wal-Mart whom he had been representing in their fake support organization. The former civil rights organizer, mayor of Atlanta, and UN representative, had agreed to help sell the company and it’s marginal employment and benefit practices to communities, especially urban communities, we have …

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Bulls-eye on Target

ACORN Ideas and Issues International Labor Organizing WalMart August 9, 2006 by wade

Buenos Aires     Wal-Mart is a part of Argentina, but only a small part.  In the grocery stores here, like Disco, where we went last night, there are hardly any American products actually.  The occasional Lays brand of potato chips, American cigarettes and booze (not beer!), some personal products and so forth, but not much food.  …

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India Rising over FDI

Ideas and Issues International WalMart August 4, 2006 by wade

Buenos Aires       Through the magic of Google Talk and Skype (not to mention my trusty Nextel, which is too pricey to use for other than emergencies), I can talk to our offices regularly from our new Buenos Aires headquarters without it costing a dime.  Add to that the additional fact that the Treo cell at …

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