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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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Peer Power, Crowd Sourcing, and Fixing Cities

Ideas and Issues October 13, 2012October 13, 2012 by digital

New Orleans   The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board broke up about 10-feet of the sidewalk in front of my house to do something with their pipes six months ago.  Three months ago a truck with two of their workers parked in front of the house and looked at it without getting out of …

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Domestic Workers Pushback as Citizen Wealth Advances

Ideas and Issues May 21, 2011 by wade

Tegucigalpa What are the odds that as we talk about achieving living wages and income security as a central theme of Citizen Wealth that in successive days there are surprising stories of domestic workers winning or holding on to higher wages in both Brazil and Saudi Arabia? Admittedly, it is hard to organize a parade …

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