Activism

If you thought a lot of people were signing up in favor of Texas seceding from the U.S., they're nothing compared to the numbers on a new petition asking retailer Macy's to dump their sponsorship of real estate mogul Donald Trump.

New York hip hop DJ Jay Smooth told viewers of BET's "Don't Sleep!" on Wednesday night that just because the presidential election is over doesn't mean they can sit down and chill out.

Members of a debt relief project borne from the Occupy Wall Street campaign said Wednesday they have purchased more than $100,000 worth of medical debt in a second trial run for their efforts.

A new video posted by the activist group Presente.org showed members illustrates efforts by Latino voters in Arizona to make sure their votes are counted.

A group of neo-Nazis held an anti-immigration rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, but their demonstration was overshadowed by a horde of cheerful clowns.

Long Island residents protested power outages on Nov. 10 outside the Long Island Power Authority, as 170,000 people in the area have no power, reported Reuters.

In this video from Tuesday night, LGBT activists in Minnesota find out that they have defeated a proposed amendment to the state's constitution banning same sex marriage.

A polling station in Virginia displayed voter guides created by conservative Christian groups, video uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday showed.

Gun control advocates on Sunday voiced there disappointment with Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) by showing up at a Republican campaign office in Santa Clarita, California to sing a song.

The owner of the Staten Island, New York's Hilton Garden Inn is refusing to evict local refugees from Hurricane Sandy, even though his decision has drawn fire from marathoners who made reservations to stay and run the 43rd annual ING New York City Marathon this weekend.

An environmentalist briefly interrupted Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign rally Thursday in Virginia.

A wide-ranging group of women that included actresses and rock stars united for a new PSA released this week criticizing Republican Party policy on women's issues to the tune of Lesley Gore's single "You Don't Own Me."

In a unique activism short film, the Waging Nonviolence blog explored how activists in New York City are working to change police behaviors there by organizing "copwatch" patrols that diligently film police encounters.