Saul Alinsky: His political influence exhumed

The former House speaker created momentum for himself in the GOP presidential race — twice — with fiery debate performances in which he decried elites, attacked the media and cited Saul Alinsky ad nauseam. But that Newt was nowhere to be seen at

Nearly 40 years after his death, Saul Alinsky's name is back in the news, peppered throughout presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's speeches. A native Chicagoan, Alinsky was "the father of community organizing," said Sanford D. Horwitt, author of "Let

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By Neil King Jr. The mere mention of the name Saul Alinsky has become an epithet on the 2012 GOP presidential campaign trail. Newt Gingrich invokes the name of the Chicago-born social-movement organizer repeatedly in an effort to paint President Barack

By Justin Bank If you're watching any Republican debates this political cycle (and there are plenty of opportunities, with a debate seemingly every week), you've probably heard one name pop up over and over again: Saul Alinsky. Saul Alinsky is pictured