activism

This pretty much whistleblows the whole SOPA bullcrap

OKLAHOMA CITY — For a man who surprises prostitutes and their customers with a video camera to announce, "You're busted, buddy," Brian Bates is remarkably unscathed. Read Full Story: Link Removed

The following map shows locations of protests occurring throughout the United States. As you can see, the map is pretty full: Map: Occupy Wall Street Spreads Nationwide (Updated) | Mother Jones A quick analysis of what is going on could show a 'paradigm shift' in current events. Usually most...

Over the weekend, LulzSec has seemingly finally moved away from being in it "for the lulz" and has acquired a cause: it has announced it has teamed up with Anonymous and other "affiliated battleships" and that it is launching "Operation Anti-Security". Now this is getting really serious...

TOKYO — Calls to protest bring thousands, the conventional press is shunned and rogue academics suddenly find people are willing to listen—it would be going too far to say Japan was joining the “Arab Spring,” but the nuclear crisis has shown there are limits to youth apathy in this country...

Link Removed - Invalid URL The letters P-E-T-A stand for "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals," but you're forgiven if you thought they stood for "Publicity Events involving T and A." After all, it seems every time there's a slow news day, PETA is there to take up the slack by...

Can social media make a real difference for a cause? It's a challenge taken on by Marc Ecko and his Unlimited Justice, a campaign to fight corporal punishment in U.S. schools. More than just an isolated campaign, it's an example of how the Internet is changing modern activism. Online...

Irish rocker Bono and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have been nominated for a new prize created by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to mark his 80th birthday, the organisers said. The "Mikhail Gorbachev: the man who changed the world" awards are named after his three major policies...

A feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to "win a wife" in the most eye-catching way possible -- by removing clothes. The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine...

A painting of a large penis on a bridge in Russia's second city St Petersburg has been dropped from the shortlist for an art prize, the organisers said. The painting, which pointed skywards when the bridge was raised, was painted last June by opposition Russian art group Voina, or War, to...

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – A controversial iPod and iPad application that makes a game of the perils of sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico border has sparked controversy among activists for immigrant rights. In the game "Smuggle Truck," which is due for release next month, a truck bounces along...

Link Removed Lucky Dog: A dog plays in the snow on the Great St. Bernard Pass between Switzerland and Italy GENEVA - A Swiss village has found a drastic way to compel dog holders to pay their pet's annual tax: cough up, or the dog gets it. Reconvilier - population 2,245 humans, 280...