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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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Real Life, Real Tragedies in the Pandemic

ACORN ACORN International April 11, 2020April 12, 2020 by digital

Pearl River     Trump is in trouble, and it’s getting worse.  Reportedly, top Republicans and their political strategists are trying to tell him that his daily press meanderings are hurting him, and that he needs to step aside and let the health experts handle the news.  He can’t seem to stop.  He’s addicted to the ratings, …

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Twelve Years Since Katrina, and Water Rising in Houston May Teach New Lessons

Ideas and Issues August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 by digital

New Orleans   A tiny frog hopped out from under the dryer in our kitchen this morning to mark the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the wet water wonder world engulfing us today. It’s still dark outside though close to 9 in the morning with a steady rain pouring since the predawn from our share …

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Going Bio-Diesel, New Orleans First!

ACORN International June 28, 2011 by wade

New Orleans My crash course in the chemistry and advantages of bio-diesel started with a phone call almost a year ago from a union steward I knew who worked for the City of Santa Barbara in California.  He and a buddy had spent a world of time and no small amount of money building a …

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Alternative News, The Lens, and Hope for the Future

Ideas and Issues June 3, 2011 by wade

New Orleans For some time I had been getting a fairly regular email from something in New Orleans called The Lens. It was something like a web newspaper without being on paper and normally being slim pickings of just a couple of stories.  They seemed to have some stories worth a look on the Orleans …

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Treme for Tourists: The Shell of the City Set to Music

ACORN Personal Writings Rebuild New Orleans May 30, 2011May 30, 2011 by wade

New Orleans Henry Butler, the well known New Orleans piano player, and his music were featured on the Treme episode in the regular HBO Sunday slot.  Early in the show, he said it was “good to be home.”  In the real world of post-Katrina, Butler had showed up with thousands of others on the porch …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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