Full Name
Wade Rathke
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Wade Rathke is the founder and Chief Organizer of ACORN International as well as Local 100 United Labor Unions and the Publisher of Social Policy magazine. Wade is also the founder, and served as the Chief Organizer of ACORN for 39 years.
He has worked for and founded a series of organizations dedicated to winning social justice, workers rights, and a democracy where “the people shall rule”.
Recent Articles by Author
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Self-Inflicted Damage
Before Democrats slap themselves on the back too many times in the elation of the US midterms, it’s worth remembering that they didn’t do this on their own. Nothing should be taken for granted over the next two years, and certainly 2028 is still a crapshoot. The truth is that none of this would…
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Midterm Beatdown
Votes are not all in, but there’s no question, the US midterms were a butt whipping for the elephant people. Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan got her wish: it wasn’t just a blue wave, it was a red rout. Trump, interviewed by the Times and the Journal said he would “accept” the results…
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Many Lessons for us All in Lula’s Victory in Brazil
With the Brazilian vote count 100 percent complete, the headlines echo the news of Lula da Silva’s come from behind victory for a record fourth term as president of Brazil. Since democracy was restored, this is not only a record number of terms, but the first time someone has come from a…
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Before the Cut, Think Twice
Few of us who ever had a saw in hand, hovering over a piece of lumber, that have not heard the old adage, “measure twice, cut once”. Something similar might be good advice in making decisions about your own health, especially when it comes to surgeries.Randomized controlled trials are recognized as…