Dennis Hopper: a career in clips Ben Walters: In a career stretching more than 50 years, the multitalented Hollywood rogue created many memorably intense characters - but he could do tender tooRead / View
LA Times Editorial: ACORN was its own worst enemy"ACORN was never the evil liberal cabal that fired the imaginations of conservatives and inspired vicious attacks in right-wing media outlets. Despite hysterical allegations from the likes of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista), who issued a report in July that called ACORN a "criminal conspiracy" engaged in "systemic fraud," little evidence of illegal activity by the organization has emerged amid multiple investigations. Moreover, during the course of its 40-year history, it has empowered low-income communities by organizing voter registration drives and improved neighborhoods by performing a host of support services." Read Opinion