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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".

By the Way, Workers Are Still Dying on the Job Daily!

Ideas and Issues April 20, 2019November 6, 2020 by digital

Little Rock       On Wade’s World, I visited recently with Jonathan Karmel about safety on the job for workers.  Karmel is 35-year, Chicago-based, labor side lawyer at Phillips Law Offices who after years in the legal trenches for unions, had an epiphany when he realized the continuing dangers faced by workers trying to make a living …

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The Emotional and Immature Defense

Ideas and Issues April 19, 2019 by digital

Little Rock       Thank goodness for WAMF, WDSV, and KABF, so I had something to listen to on the radio as I drove from New Orleans to Little Rock on the day of the release of the Robert Mueller, Special Counsel report on Trump and his campaign, because that was all there was on the air …

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NRA’s Internal Drama Exposes Big Money Mess

Ideas and Issues April 17, 2019 by digital

New Orleans         Usually when the National Rifle Association, better known as the NRA, is in the news, it’s bad news for the rest of us.  Usually it means that they are once again painting themselves and a few of their toadying politicians in a corner while they defend the indefensible, like standing in the …

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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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