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After a brief, shining moment following the 2008 Republican National Convention, when it seemed community organizers would rule the country, they are now back on the defensive.

Hurricane Katrina forced organizing groups to stretch to their limits, but it also showcased their strengths as never before

John McCain’s peculiar, over-the-top attacks on ACORN were initially a little hard to take seriously. Even when he kept on, it just left us...

Parent and community groups push for meaningful school reform in low-income neighborhoods On June 11, 1997, the New York Times heralded the news that the...

Two years ago, when Oakland ACORN was considering a new citywide initiative, members voiced one concern loud and clear: the poor conditions of the...

While America has been waiting for Congress and state legislatures to get their act together on the foreclosure crisis, some state attorneys general have...

Direct action protest tactics for affordable housing can support efforts of lobbying groups.

Editor’s Note: This is in response to Randy Stoecker’s earlier post on community organizing on the national level. ACORN, PICO, and US Action are among...

At the third and final presidential debate, when John McCain proclaimed that, Acorn, the darling target of conservative advocacy groups like FOXNews, could have...

In the November 1999 issue of Shelterforce, Ralph Nader wrote: A study released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) last month found that consolidation...

We expect the "solutions" to social problems to be found within the community, and yet community groups, more often than not, work beyond their communities' boundaries. Why? Because they see the reality that if social and economic justice are to be realized in a community, then changes that are larger than the community must take place.

Homeowners who can't afford their mortgages can turn to nonprofit housing organizations for help.

Remember in the first Austin Powers movie, when Doctor Evil, recently thawed out from a couple of decades of suspended animation in orbit, gets...

Just picked this up from the Jed Report:

EYES RIGHT!: Reflections on the November 8th Elections At the top of the ticket, where the pundits put all their attention, November 8, 1994, was...

Transforming the City: Community Organizing and the Challenge of Political Change, edited by Marion Orr. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2007, 264 pp....

Two years ago, as part of its Campaign '96 issue, Shelterforce reported on the early successes of the Little Rock New Party – a...

Comfortably Numb Rocker Has Feelings for HomelessThe glamorous lifestyle of rock stars can seem profligate, but sacrificing a $5.9 million London home for charity...

The problems affecting the Cooks Bridge complex in Needham, Massachusetts, in 1990 were the kind typically associated with troubled public housing: lack of or...

I extend condolences to Andrew Breitbart’s family. He died last week at the young age of 43. Because my brother...