Seattle Team Does Sasquatch
When was the last time you saw a Sasquatch? If you were at The Gorge this past weekend, you probably saw quite a few! HeadCount was lucky to be able to attend the Sasquatch festival at The Gorge in Washington State this past weekend. Arguably one of the most beautiful venues in the U.S., The…
Sir Paul is a “Big Fan” of Obama
The musicians who supported candidate Barack Obama with benefit concerts and inauguration performances have been fairly quiet ever since President Obama’s popularity ratings started tanking. But the commander in chief is still getting praise from one beloved member of rock royalty from across the pond. Sir Paul McCartney was in Washington on Tuesday to receive…
Hot fun at the Summer Camp
Are you registered to vote at your current address? The summer festival season is upon us and it’s an election year, so be prepared to hear that question a lot when you venture out to shows and music festivals. A strong team of HeadCount volunteers were out in full-force at Summer Camp in Chillicothe, IL…
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell… Just Yet
Emotions ran rampant through the House of Representatives as a vote to repeal the ban on gay and bisexual people from serving openly in the military concluded 234 to 194. More commonly known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” this policy has restricted those who are openly homosexual from serving in the military for over a decade. Opponents of…
Sustainability & Climate Change Issue Update: Thom Yorke, Ben Harper and Seafood Lovers are Cursing the Oil Spill
The images are heartbreaking. Over a month after the BP Deepwater Horizon rig went up in flames, the underwater oil spill is still spewing an estimated million gallons a day into the waters of the Gulf Coast. Scientists are warning that oil is already on its way to Florida, and could reach up the eastern seaboard. Hit the…
Students Dress as KKK Members
For a project on racism, a Georgia high school teacher Catherine Ariemma had students in her AP history class dress up as Ku Klux Klan members and walk around the school. The intention was to make a film about racism but she failed to alert other students or teachers that a bunch of klansmen would…
Using Social Media to Stage a Movement
I wanted to organize a lil protest against BP and offshore drilling. It had been exactly one month since the oil spill began. One month of non-stop poison continuously flowing into the Gulf, making its way toward the Loop Current and Florida’s Keys and beaches. In the history of history, this is undoubtedly the single…
The Battle of Arizona
Rage Against the Machine front man Zach De La Rocha has organized a protest called Sound Strike that calls for artists to boycott playing in the state of Arizona. This of course is in retaliation to the recent immigration bill in Arizona that makes it a misdemeanor crime for an alien to be in Arizona…
Florida Governor on a Road to Nowhere
Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida is being sued by Talking Heads front man David Byrne for using his 1985 song “Road to Nowhere” in his campaign earlier this year. Byrne is filing suit for the amount of $1 million because that’s the amount he has been offered for his songs in the past. The Crist…
Motivational Ads for Killing Stuff?
Not feeling up for shooting anything lately? Try some motivational posters for your 2nd Amendment blues! This one is quite relevant because not only did a hiker recently kill a grizzly bear with a handgun after it practically ripped his face off, but the incident promoted a new federal law allowing firearms to be brought…