ACORN may soon be gone as a national organization, but its long-nourished local grassroots haven’t withered. A successor organization, Arkansas Community Organizations, continues the fight here.

I was reminded of its continuing work by a news release distributed by ACO decrying the slick Chamber of Commerce ad campaign against financial reform legislation and its promise of protection for consumers and small businesses from financial scams and unequal access to credit. This kind of advocacy is precisely why the wingers and suits have worked so tirelessly to bring down a ragtag organization that survived so long against their hoarded gold on grit and principle.

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