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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: democracy

Is Demographics Destiny in a Democracy?

Ideas and Issues National Politics Organizing Voting Rights June 30, 2013June 30, 2013 by digital

New Orleans   On a radio interview I conducted on Friday discussing the impact of the DOMA and Prop 8 decisions, the young man poignantly spoke about the isolation of young homosexuals in rural areas, compared to the relative freedom in the cities, even conservative cities. I then noticed a map in the Wall Street Journal …

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Cooperatives and Building Productive Democracy

Ideas and Issues Organizing April 21, 2012April 21, 2012 by digital

Madison  I took one wrong turn and ended up on the wrong side of the track waiting for a train, which only heightened my anticipation at what the Just Coffee Cooperative of coffee roasters might be like.  From across the tracks the street seemed to be smaller multi-unit apartments nicely appointed running down a row.  Finally …

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Why not Mandatory Voting and Registration?

ACORN International DC Politics Ideas and Issues Voting Rights March 1, 2012 by digital

New Orleans   The interview with Eric Shawn, a Fox News anchor and senior correspondent, went OK as those things go, though of course who knows what they might edit and how little they might use by the time the special report comes out in a couple of months. It is interesting to me that we …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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