Saul Alinsky, an avowed communist, died about 43 years ago, but his writings influenced those in political control of our nation today.

Saul David Alinsky, a writer, was an American community organizer and writer. He influenced and was read by another recent community organizer, Barack Hussein Soetoro O’Bama. He is generally considered to be the founder of the modern community organizing movement. He is most noted for his book “Rules for Radicals.”