House GOP Budget Would Strip Nonexistent ACORN of Federal Funds Again
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.
Another Victory for Warren, a Hollywood Senate Run, and More
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.
A Road Map to Economic Armageddon
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.
NPR’s CEO Ousted After Right-Wing Sting Stunt
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.
California A.G. Says ACORN Workers Didn’t Violate Law in ‘Pimp’ Tapes
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) .
ACORN ‘Bringing Operations to a Close’
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.‘Colbert Report’: Pimpin’ 101 with Sean Hannity
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).
ACORN Changing Shape?
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."
Anti-ACORN Filmmaker’s Hijinks Lead to Arrest
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.
