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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".

Capital Splits with Producers Over Climate

Ideas and Issues May 28, 2021 by Chief Organizer

May 28, 2021 Little Rock There might be an interesting narrative where the poster child for climate change is a teenager in Sweden, but increasingly it looks like the real poster might as easily and accurately portray some guy sitting behind a huge walnut desk in some executive suite on Wall Street. Not really of …

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Be Ready for Half A Loaf on Infrastructure

Ideas and Issues May 27, 2021 by Chief Organizer

May 27, 2021 Little Rock As much as we might try to resist it, the more I read and listen to the Washington circus reports with one act after another taking the stage, complete with wild animals and constant juggling, I can’t help starting to handicap the likely outcomes. Take for example the almost two-trillion-dollar …

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The Modern Emperor’s New Clothes

Ideas and Issues May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 by Chief Organizer

May 26, 2021 Little Rock My daughter once assured me that podcasts would “change my life.” My response has largely been, “yeah, sure,” but I think I’m ready to jump on the learning curve. Rolling from Atlanta to Little Rock as part of my monthly route is a schlep, and it’s made more so by …

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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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