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ACORN and The Firestorm

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ACORN and The Firestorm

Season 19 Episode 18 | 74m 54s | CC

The story of how ACORN, a national community-organizing group devoted to empowering lower-income communities, was investigated by undercover journalists, cutting to the heart of the great political divide.

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