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Rising From ACORN’s Fall

By Isaiah J. Poole | April 2, 2010

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News reports today that California Attorney General Jerry Brown did not find cause to prosecute workers for the community group ACORN who were caught in a sting orchestrated by a conservative blogger are bittersweet, given that Thursday was the day that

Sunday, May 19, 2013, was one of the saddest and most notorious moments in the sordid history of the federal budget. Let's start from the beginning.



The Latest Lie: IRS Targeted Conservatives
 Dave Johnson
05/20/13

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Remember the video of the guy in the “pimp costume” who got advice from ACORN employees on how to run his prostitution ring? Turns out the whole story was just a lie, a doctored-video…



Pushing Back Against Austerity: Hickey and Eskow on Pivot Point with Maya Rockeymoore
 Isaiah J. Poole
05/20/13

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OurFuture.org’s Roger Hickey and Richard Eskow explain during their appearance Sunday on “Pivot Point with Maya Rockeymoore” what it will take for progressives to win the fight…



Homeowners Get Arrested To Show Why Bankers Should Be Instead
 Jas Sajjan
05/20/13

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Police in Washington made numerous arrests today in connection with the ongoing mortgage foreclosure crisis, in which millions of homeowners lost billions of dollars due to the fraudulent actions…



May 19, 2013: A Day Of Extreme Federal Budget Shame
 Stan Collender
05/20/13

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Rally For Livable Wages in Washington — The 9th Most Expensive U.S. City
 Terrance Heath
05/20/13

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Did you know that Washington, DC is the 9th most expensive American city to live in? Did you also know that thousands of private sector workers whose jobs are supported by taxpayer dollars…