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Marxist Frances Fox Piven Calls For A Violent Uprising Against the American System
If at first you don’t succeed in murdering America’s constitutional legacy of limited government, try, try again. This sums up the approach of Marxist academic and activist Frances Fox Piven.
by Matthew Vadum on January 5, 2011

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Catholic Group Urges Church To Dump CCHD
Thanksgiving is approaching and that means that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) will be trying once again to con well-intentioned parishioners out of their hard earned money. The radical…
by Matthew Vadum on November 3, 2010

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The Smallness of Saul
I trash Saul Alinsky protégé Nicholas von Hoffman’s memoir, Radical: A Portrait of Saul Alinsky in the American Spectator.
by Matthew Vadum on November 1, 2010

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ACORN Official: Gangster Group Will Be Bankrupt Soon But Fake Spinoff Groups Will Carry On The Corruption
The ACORN crime syndicate is not going away anytime soon, but it’s going to look different. ACORN will probably run out of money and fold by year’s end but a…
by Matthew Vadum on February 24, 2010

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CCHD Is Conning Conservatives
I have an op-ed in today’s Washington Times. It begins: Growing up, I always thought Jesus’ admonition in the Book of Matthew, “The poor you will always have with…
by Matthew Vadum on November 19, 2009

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CCHD Head Ralph McCloud Defends His Radical, Marxist Charity
Ralph McCloud, director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) * * * * * Earlier today Ralph McCloud, director of the Catholic Campaign…
by Matthew Vadum on November 18, 2009

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Citigroup Executive Pulls Out of Sham ACORN Panel Under Pressure
Citigroup executive Eric Eve (pictured below) has resigned from ACORN’s phony, allegedly independent panel, a move that removes one of the few people on the panel who could even remotely…
by Matthew Vadum on November 10, 2009

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Teachers Union Recommends Saul Alinsky Books
The National Education Association actually recommends Saul Alinsky’s books. At least NEA’s being honest. A great Alinsky quotation NEA cites: Radicals precipitate the social crisis by action – by…
by Matthew Vadum on November 3, 2009

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Left-Wing Radicalism in the Church: CCHD and ACORN
Human Events has posted my article, “Left-Wing Radicalism in the Church: CCHD and ACORN.” The piece, which is based on the September Foundation Watch, begins: It must have…
by Matthew Vadum on October 26, 2009

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Hillary Clinton’s College Thesis on Saul Alinsky Resurfaces
I’m pretty good at tracking things down on the Internet but a few months ago when I tried to find Hillary Clinton’s Wellesley College thesis on Saul Alinsky I couldn’t find…
by Matthew Vadum on September 19, 2009