ACORN Whistelblowers -vs- ACORN Informants 

ACORN Whistleblowers -vs- ACORN Informants

 

Various individuals and groups have sounded the alarm of wrongdoing and corruption at the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). Most are advocates, some are activists and others are self-promoters; all have spoken truth to power.

 

  • Marcel Reid, Karen Inman and ACORN 8
  • Greg Hall and Truth to Power
  • Anita MonCrief of Project Vote
  • Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe

 

ACORN Whistleblowers

 

ACORN 8, led by Marcel Reid and Karen Inman, are the…

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ACORN Can Run But They Can’t Hide 

ACORN Can Run But They Can’t Hide

 

ACORN Armageddon, in a last ditch effort to thwart federal and state investigators, and avoid criminal liability; ACORN, the community activist group targeted by right-wing media shuts down its national operations due to declining revenues and ongoing state and federal investigations.

The Associated Press reported that funding problems led ACORN's board to decide to suddenly dissolve the group over the next few months. State affiliates and ACORN field offices that…

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ACORN 8 Gets "Popular" 

ACORN 8 Gets “POPULAR”

Grassroots Groups Challenge Justice Department to Protect America’s Poor and Middle Class

Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) July 7, 2009 — More than 50 years ago, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) committed itself “to upholding the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans, including some of the most vulnerable members of our society.” Prosecuting hate crimes and official misconduct remains the “core mission” of America’s DOJ, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section.

According to…

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ACORN 8--The People's Movement to Reform ACORN 

The People’s Movement to Reform ACORN

The 2008 historic election season likely marks the end of ACORN's uncanny ability to remain both prominent and relatively obscure. ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. Since 1970, ACORN has grown to more than 400,000 member families, organized in 1,200 neighborhood chapters in 103 cities…

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