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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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Kaiser Win for SEIU, No Rerun Coming

Ideas and Issues October 11, 2010October 11, 2010 by wade

Mumbai    The results of the Kaiser decertification election or what Steve Greenhouse with the NY Times calls the largest single-company private sector election since Ford Motor more than 60 years ago, were an old  foot stomping, ass whipping blowout for SEIU.  The scorecard was conclusive:   18290 or 61%  to 11364 out of 43000 eligible voters.   …

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Healthcare Hijinks: Catholics, Rockefeller & Repubs

Citizen Wealth Health Care December 18, 2009 by wade

            Buffalo             Driving through neighborhoods on first the east side and then the west side of Buffalo was a reminder of what happens in America when your issues fall to the bottom of the pile.  The impact of deindustrialization was an ever present scar even when we found the occasional still operating Wonder Bread or …

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The Cash Fueling the Crowds

Citizen Wealth Community Organizing Health Care August 9, 2009August 9, 2009 by wade

Dauphin Island The biggest threat to a democracy is the latent fear of the people, which allows politicians, policy makers, and special interests to conspire to deprive them of any ability to impact events through voice or vote.  We are deluged by evidence today. Here’s one from a political scientist quoted in the Times: “We’re …

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