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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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Unemployed are Precarious, Not Gigging

Citizen Wealth October 30, 2020October 31, 2020 by digital

New Orleans       There was a special section in the New York Times recently where their reporters did a follow-up with workers from all around America that they had talked to during the pandemic to see how they were faring now.  That was a super depressing read! The bottom line was clear.  Unemployed workers were …

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The White House is a Bloody Mess

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 by digital

New Orleans     People literally don’t know what to do.  Random strangers will ask in social distanced lines at stores and gas stations, whether anyone knows what’s happening to the stimulus.  Will there be one?  When will it happen?  What are we supposed to do? Being president used to be the benchmark that defined leadership …

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Super-sized Unemployment Benefits are Essential in a Depression

Ideas and Issues July 20, 2020 by digital

New Orleans      Congress is going back to work.  High on the agenda with the clock ticking is the next stimulus bill.  Some things are clear.  Mainly that the US economy is on its knees. Let’s look at the facts: 20 million people are unemployed. For the 13th consecutive week, more than one-million people have …

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Citizen Wealth Stimulus Program: Food Stamps

Citizen Wealth Ideas and Issues July 10, 2009 by wade

New Orleans Here’s a shocker.  The one piece of the stimulus package that everyone seems to agree is working is Obama bump in the food stamp program.  Furthermore, the success is such that there is real discussion now in Congress about giving the program another bump.  Now we’re talking about citizen wealth meaning real income …

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