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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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“We know the way to Tahrir Square.”

ACORN International Citizen Wealth International February 12, 2011 by wade

San Pedro Sula Landing in Honduras I felt lost in a dark seam of time. No blackberries were working. The news was trailing the heat and humidity of the city. Finally able to connect in mid-afternoon, it appeared Mubarak’s last play had been trumped on the street, and he was gone. Speaking that night to …

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Spontaneous? No Way! Organizers Speak in Egypt

International Organizing Protests February 11, 2011 by wade

Houston You know the old saying, “If I had a hundred dollars for every time,” blah, blah, blah.  We’ll if I had a $100 for every time Anderson Cooper or someone on CNN or Fox or any of the other pundits, reporters, or talking heads told the story of the demonstrations in Cairo being the …

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Revolution for the Masses, Leaders for the Media

International Organizing February 8, 2011 by wade

New Orleans If the commentary on TV and in print about Egypt were not so ridiculous, pathetic, tragic, and misinformed about such deadly serious business as freedom, revolution, and regime change, it would actually be funny. I listened to a blip on CNN on the way to the Hornets game last night with my son …

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