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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".

Tenants Try to Right Landlord Wrongs

ACORN Community Organizing August 27, 2021September 20, 2021 by Chief Organizer

    Little Rock      A half dozen people gathered in the Atlanta heat under a gazebo at Capital Gateway Apartments, an Integral managed project.  The issues weren’t unusual.  In fact, the issues were too common:  mold, slow to no maintenance, security, and rents themselves.  The ACORN Tenants Union in Atlanta had heard all of these …

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Who Pays for Covid-19 Tests?

COVID-19 Health Care National Politics August 26, 2021 by Chief Organizer

  Little Rock      Here’s an interesting issue that will increasingly become part of the public and private conflict around the polarizing issues of the pandemic:  who pays for Covid-19 tests?  Underneath the issue of mandates around masks and vaccination, testing is still vital.  Often it is the twin in the either-or when workers and others …

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Corporate Promises Unkept

Anti-Racism August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 by Chief Organizer

Little Rock      George Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, way more than a year ago.  The death prompted what may have been the largest collective number of protestors in US history hitting the streets.  The Black Lives Matter Movement refocused interest and commitment on the condition of Black Americans and our unresolved issues around …

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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

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