New Book: Seeds of Change (about ACORN)
Posted by on August 03, 2010
ACORN: New Book Tells the Real Story Behind the Headlines
“The public knows little about [ACORN], that lightning rod for right-wing abuse. No one has written more informatively about this difficult, necessary work than John Atlas.”
-Todd Gitlin, author of The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage
“A knowledgeable and empathetic observer, but never an apologist, Atlas has now written the definitive work on ACORN.”
-Samuel G. Freedman, author of Letters to a Young Journalist
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Atlas, a longtime public interest lawyer, writer, and organizer, is a founder and current president of the National Housing Institute, which publishes Shelterforce. His work has appeared in numerous publications including The Huffington Post, The Star Ledger, The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Tikkun, The Nation, Dissent, New Jersey Reporter, and Social Policy.
To learn more about the book, click here: http://www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/books/387/seeds-of-change
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