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John Atlas

John Atlas

John Atlas, president of the New Jersey-based National Housing Institute—a nonprofit think tank, which publishes Shelterforce magazine—is the author of Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN, America’s Most Controversial Antipoverty Community Organizing Group.

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How ACORN Helped Save NOLA (Housing Activism)

The anti-poverty group ACORN was crucial to recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina hit.

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The GOP's Blame-ACORN Game (Parties, Politics)

Republicans are scapegoating the respected community advocacy group for Wall Street's disastrous lending spree.

Peter Dreier and John Atlas

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GOP Mocks Public Service (Presidential Election 2008, Parties, Politics)

Mocking community organizers, the GOP attacks a tradition of collective self-help that's made America a more humane country.

Peter Dreier and John Atlas