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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".

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Getting the Lead Out

Ideas and Issues April 20, 2021 by Chief Organizer

April 20, 2021             New Orleans   I’m not sure that there has ever been a day in America when people could say, “Let Newark lead the way!” If there was, it was a long, long time ago, maybe in the 19th century, but let bygones be bygones and raise a cheer for Newark right now …

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Biden Bump

Ideas and Issues April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 by Chief Organizer

April 19, 2021 New Orleans               There’s an old saying: sometimes it’s better to be lucky, than good. I’m not saying that President Biden is no good, but without a doubt he’s also been blessed with good fortune recently. The love affair from the press and others won’t last, but …

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The Crises of Internal Worker Migration

Ideas and Issues April 19, 2021 by Chief Organizer

April 18, 2021 Pearl River     One of the great demographic trends of the last century has been the inexorable movement of displaced workers from rural and agricultural life to metropolitan areas, both domestically and globally.           In China, Nigeria, and India especially, this wave of displaced workers on the move for …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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

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