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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".

Tag: Citizen Wealth

Living Wages from Boston to Canada

ACORN Citizen Wealth December 3, 2009December 3, 2009 by wade

Boston Talking to organizers the last night about security workers being subcontracted, one casually mentioned what could and could not be done because of the Boston Living Wage ordinance.  At Boston University with Professor Lee Staples as we made the case and claims for the power of community organizing it was natural to once again …

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Food Stamps Are Normal

Citizen Wealth Ideas and Issues November 28, 2009November 30, 2009 by wade

New Orleans Food stamps are a part of growing up, and in fact may be more common in the American experience than apple pie.  Being hungry in childhood also seems to be something commonly shared according to surveys of the nation’s teachers. Living in the world’s richest country, it is now normal for children to …

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Memphis Tea Party Blues

ACORN Citizen Wealth Immigration Reform November 24, 2009 by wade

Memphis The lecture was the 2nd in a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of city planning in America, so 40 years in hundreds of city streets and Citizen Wealth and its themes were perfectly suited to the interests of students and civilians at the University of Memphis.  I had warned my hosts that some of …

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