ACORN's Current Woes Years In The Making

Courtesy NPR: Politics & Society  Wed, 10/21/2009 - 08:44

Why is the community organizing group fighting for survival? Part of the story is the group's own missteps, capped by embarrassing undercover videos.

But ACORN was often effective, and its successes sparked a sustained campaign of attacks by conservative and corporate critics.

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