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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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Trump Military Assault Revives Vietnam and the Draft

DC Politics Ideas and Issues National Politics August 4, 2016 by digital

Rock Creek, Montana   One nice thing about being mostly off-the-grid for a bit is missing the daily craziness of the emerging political campaign in the United States. Reading the latest news of Donald Trump’s assault and disrespect of the Muslim parents of a fallen soldier in Iraq in 2004 was simply mind-boggling. Is there really …

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Military Unemployment Especially for Women Vets

Ideas and Issues November 12, 2012November 12, 2012 by digital

New Orleans  I’ve wondered about military unemployment since spending time with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law in Seoul on a Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago.  Both enlisted years ago in the U.S. Army.  He stayed in until he qualified for a decent retirement, and then over recent years managed to get virtually the same …

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