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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: Coronavirus

Thinking of Workers in the Time of Pandemic on the Eve of May Day 2020

ACORN ACORN International April 28, 2020 by digital

New Orleans     Today, I’m sharing a guest piece that I contributed to the Working-Class Perspectives series on the even of May Day and during a difficult time for workers around the world. May Day 2020: Workers in the Pandemic Time Posted on April 27, 2020 by Working-Class Perspectives Around the world, the first of May, …

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Maintaining in the Pandemic

Ideas and Issues April 27, 2020 by digital

New Orleans       I’ve got no complaints.  Regular calls around the world tell me every day how lucky we are.  We have a roof over our heads, so we in fact can shelter-in-place, and that’s not true for hundreds of millions.  We have food to eat and children who scold us for not being more …

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Dr. Trump Going Down with the Ship

Ideas and Issues April 25, 2020 by digital

Pearl River     You can’t make this stuff up.  Dr. Trump’s advice to the country to inject disinfectants and pour on the UV rays has brought him the kind of ridicule that he richly deserves and has tirelessly earned, but so rarely received. A friend posted a picture of himself holding a bottle of Clorox with …

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Dr. Trump is Prescribing Daily from the White House

Ideas and Issues April 24, 2020 by digital

Pearl River     We all know people we go to for medical advice, either seriously or in jest.  We have a host on one of our radio stations who calls himself Dr. Ed.  One of our team would regularly ask Dr. Ed for medical advice, just to hear Dr. Ed remind him that he was not …

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Working Remotely and Moving On

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice April 19, 2020 by digital

Pearl River     There’s no consensus among the middle class and professionals.  Do they like working remotely from home or are they suffering from cabin fever?   One story after another in the media argues different sides of the case.  On the one hand there are suggestions of movies, live streamed shows, YouTube presentations, books, and so …

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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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