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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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The Healthcare Fixes Unfixed, Divide and Conquer on Display

ACORN ACORN International February 20, 2018February 21, 2018 by digital

Sofia    There’s no national healthcare in Bulgaria from what I learned in recent discussions, so this is a country where Americans can come to die and feel at home.  Think about that for a minute.  Living costs are relatively low.  Healthcare costs are relatively high.  Is this the world we want?  Perhaps so, because we …

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Kicking Them When They’re Down

Ideas and Issues February 1, 2018February 4, 2018 by digital

Boston     Around Boston, this is their time of the year.  Another Super Bowl football extravaganza, and once again, yawn, the New England Patriots are in the big show.  The Boston Globe sports section was full of comparisons of future Hall of Famer Tom Brady’s matchup with recent backup quarterback Nick Foles for the Philadelphia …

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Trump Uses State of Disunion Speech to Take Shots at Workers

Ideas and Issues January 31, 2018 by digital

Springfield  President Trump came into his first State of the Union speech marking the end of his first year in office with the lowest level of popular support for his job performance in modern times with only 37% of the American people approving his work according to polls.  Perhaps unsurprisingly he used the opportunity to …

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