Obama Is Wrong About Social Movements and Activists

By Wade Rathke / Chief Organizer Apr 25, 2016 As Obama must know, the role of social movements and many activists is to "speak truth to power,” to chant “more, more, more,” and not to stop until the job is done. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

House GOP Budget Would Strip Nonexistent ACORN of Federal Funds Again

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 6, 2013 A bizarre provision of the House Republicans' short-term budget bill would strip ACORN of all federal funds even though 1) the government already withdrew all federal money from the organization and 2) the group no longer exists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Victory for Warren, a Hollywood Senate Run, and More

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama's response to the GOP's latest "fiscal cliff" offer, Sarah Palin's apology on Fox News and a "Simpsons" character explains the fiscal cliff. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Road Map to Economic Armageddon

By John B. Taylor Jun 3, 2011 In "Reckless Endangerment," Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner argue that cozy connections between government and the financial industry were the primary cause of the financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NPR’s CEO Ousted After Right-Wing Sting Stunt

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2011 Is NPR the next Acorn? The public radio powerhouse is apparently the latest target of conservative rabble-rousers such as James O'Keefe, the undercover right-winger whose Acorn sting spelled major trouble for that institution, and Wednesday, NPR's CEO Vivian Schiller took the fall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California A.G. Says ACORN Workers Didn’t Violate Law in ‘Pimp’ Tapes

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2010 After reviewing the infamous video footage taken of right-wing activists James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles purportedly posing as pimp and prostitute, respectively, and talking to employees of the now-disbanded organization ACORN, California Attorney General Jerry Brown (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ACORN ‘Bringing Operations to a Close’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2010 ACORN is closing up shop. On Monday, the national community organizing network announced that it would be winding down its operations and planned to shutter its "remaining state affiliates and field offices" by April 1. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Pimpin’ 101 with Sean Hannity

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2010 Conservative faux-pimp prankster James O'Keefe earned high praise from Fox News' starring lineup -- Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity, among other Murdochians -- for his infamous ACORN prostitution "bust" depicted in a video which turns out to have been edited, perhaps with a goal in mind In keeping with this spirit, Stephen Colbert engaged in a little deceptive (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ACORN Changing Shape?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2010 Despite earlier reports that ACORN, the national coalition of community organizations that some conservatives love to hate, is effectively "dissolving as a national structure," an ACORN spokesperson told The American Prospect that the national network "still exists." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-ACORN Filmmaker’s Hijinks Lead to Arrest

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 Budding filmmaker and right-wing sting operator James O'Keefe was among a group of four people arrested in New Orleans on Monday for entering the office of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu under false pretenses. The 25-year-old O'Keefe had previously been heralded by GOP types for shooting footage of ACORN employees allegedly involving themselves in the cover-up of a (fabricated) prostitution business. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ACORN Probe Finds No Pattern of Illegality

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2009 The Republicans' favorite punching bag, ACORN, has emerged from an external review process looking far less shady than its opponents would like, but the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now still has some management issues, according to the inquiry's findings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Insta-Classic: What Lurks Within Glenn Beck?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2009 It's not so much that Jon Stewart is lampooning Glenn Beck for the heck of it that makes this clip from Thursday night's "Daily Show" so inspired, it's that he practically out-Glenn-Becks Glenn Beck, all the while stealing a potential conspiracy theory that the excitable Fox News showman might soon have cooked up if left to his own devices. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )