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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".

Protecting Voters from Election Officials

Ideas and Issues Voting Voting Rights May 2, 2022 by digital

            New Orleans      Our major project to prevent voter suppression is called the Voter Purge Project.  We have been processing the voter files for all registered voters in 27 states, about 140 million voters, for the last several years.  This effort was key moving into 2020, and seems to be as critical as we …

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Let Musk Kill Twitter

Ideas and Issues May 1, 2022April 30, 2022 by digital

            Pearl River     Day after day, Elon Must has jabbed and feinted at Twitter.  He was a big stockholder suddenly.  He was going on the board.  Dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee, he was going to buy the whole shebang for $44 billion.  Now the news is full of questions about what he’s …

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Starbucks Real Anti-Union Strategy is Time

Ideas and Issues Starbucks Unions Workers April 30, 2022 by digital

            New Orleans      In Starbucks case, the new boss is not the same as the old boss.  The new boss is the old boss several times over.   The Starbucks board brought back Howard Shultz, who became a billionaire as CEO and one of the founders of the chain.  Part of his mission was reportedly …

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Interviews with Wade Rathke

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

Wade Interview in Czech Republic

Sherry Linkon's Interview with Wade Rathke on the show "Lincoln Avenue" on WYSU radio about "Organizing and Citizen Wealth"

Italian Interview with Wade

Halo Noviny: The occupation of the Wall Street fills us with hope (Czech-Language)

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