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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: War

Congress Will Have to Approve Iran Deal

Iran United States War June 29, 2026 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans      Iran and the United States continue to play ping pong with missiles and air strikes while also maintaining a technical ceasefire no matter how many “bombs away,” while also at the bargaining table to nail down a real agreement from the so-called “memorandum of understanding.” The US Senate and the House …

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If This is the Deal, Why the War?

Iran Israel Trump War June 16, 2026 by Chief Organizer

            Marble Falls     Trump has taken a victory lap, announcing a tentative agreement with Iran to end the war.  This declaration by Trump is way too reminiscent of George W. Bush’s appearance on a US aircraft carrier to claim victory on May 1, 2003 by announcing “Mission Accomplished” and the end to the Iraq …

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Settler Violence Has to Stop on the West Bank

International Politics War May 26, 2026 by Chief Organizer

            Pearl River      Perhaps it is too much to hope, but maybe we’ve hit an inflection point over state sponsored attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.  There are signs Israeli elites are sending a message to the government that a line has been crossed, even as its policy and performance has been to …

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