Acorn Home Defenders

ACORN is the New Dirty Word

Rinku Sen | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Rinku Sen

The attack on ACORN isn't about fighting corruption. If it was, then dozens of corporations with federal contracts far larger than ACORN's would be under investigation now.

What is Acorn? And Why Progressives Need to Support It

John Atlas | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


John Atlas

The right goes after the left's most effective groups. Because ACORN does not rely on government funds the organization will survive the orchestrated attacks against it. But if it's to restore its strength, it needs progressive support.

Karl Rove Vs. ACORN

John Atlas | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


John Atlas

What the mainstream media missed in their stories last week about Karl Rove's involvement in the firing of US Attorney David Iglesias is that the former Bush advisor was specifically targeting ACORN.

Stopping the Every-13-Second Foreclosure Clock

Bertha Lewis | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics


Bertha Lewis

In America, a family is losing its home every 13 seconds.

Foreclosed Homeowners Protest Pending Evictions

Gabriel Beltrone & Matthew Palevsky | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


This piece on the foreclosure crisis was produced as part of HuffPost's citizen journalism initiative. Reporting by Lauren Cannon, Leia Ford, Richard ...

EyesandEars: Home Owner Protests Foreclosure in Houston, TX

Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


This story was reported and written by Leia Ford. She is one of the HuffPost citizen journalists helping cover the on the ground effects of the forecl...

EyesandEars: Home Owner Protests Foreclosure in Tuscon, AZ

Robert Temple | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


This story was reported and written by Robert Temple. He is one of the HuffPost citizen journalists helping cover the on the ground effects of the for...

Photos Of The Foreclosed: Bobcats, Protesters And Roseanne, Oh My!

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


The story of America's housing crisis often ends up being told in a stream of numbers -- hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, thousands of forecl...

Roseanne Barr Joins ACORN Protest Against Foreclosures

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Barr: "Poor people rot in jail for doing far less damage than corporate criminals at the top who are coddled after committing more far-reaching offenses."

ACORN Launches Home Defenders Campaign To Fight Foreclosures

Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics


Yesterday marked the launch of ACORN's Home Defenders Campaign, which seeks to use civil disobedience techniques, complemented by mass communication (...

Mortgage Crisis? There's a Rental Crisis Too as the Poor, Middle Class and Elderly are Being Evicted

Ed Hamilton | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics


Ed Hamilton

Recently, a 75-year old man was evicted from his apartment. His crime? Being in the way of the owners' desire to turn the Chelsea into a boutique tourist hotel charging $500 per night.

Time To Put Main Street Over Wall Street -- Obama's Foreclosure Proposal

Bertha Lewis | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Bertha Lewis

Our foreclosure campaign will continue until the crisis has passed. We will continue to work to save individual families who are caught up in the mess through the ACORN Home Defenders.

Refusing To Be Evicted -- Keeping Foreclosure Victims In Their Homes

Bertha Lewis | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics


Bertha Lewis

By showing that communities are refusing to participate in their own decimation, we will force elected officials to finally shift their emphasis from bailing out Wall Street to bailing out Main Street.