April 4, 2010
Local Affiliates Seek to Rise From the Ruins of a Besieged Community-Organizing Group
When Acorn announced it was closing last month, explanations for the death of the community-organizing group were predictably split.
Conservative commentators said that the group failed due to scandals and corruption, while Acorn officials insisted they were laid low by “well-orchestrated, relentless, well-funded right-wing attacks.”
Many independent observers believe the truth exists somewhere in between.
What is clear is that the negative headlines
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