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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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The Lesson of Rockonomics:  There’s No Way to Get Off the Road

Ideas and Issues July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by digital

Milan  In recent years, I’ve found it harder and harder to reduce travel.  In fact, the trendline has been moving in the other direction, closer to 60% rather than the higher half-and-half, I’ve learned to live with.  Luckily, I’ve finally cajoled mi companera to travel and work with me more, so I’ve been able to …

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Labor’s Uncivil Civil Wars

Employee Free Choice Act Labor Organizing Organizing March 27, 2011March 27, 2011 by wade

New Orleans Steve Early is a organizer, lawyer, journalist, and without question longtime labor activist in the best, classic sense of the word, which also means he can be a royal pain in the butt to bosses and colleagues alike, a tireless advocate, and one-man jihadist on something he feels strongly about like SEIU and …

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Book Consumer’s Conundrum: Kindle or Hardcopy

Ideas and Issues November 28, 2010November 29, 2010 by wade

New Orleans I’m not much of a consumer.  My truck is over a dozen years old.  My house is many times older and the mortgage is paid.  I only replace my running shoes every couple of years and my boots every three years.  But I’ve always bought books for work, for pleasure, and for part …

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