Food & Farm Issue Update: Michelle Obama Losing Her Lunch
America’s first lady is now America’s lunch lady. Michelle Obama laid the basic foundation for her Let’s Move campaign by outlining 70 recommendations made by an expert panel.
Environmentalists are to blame for the Gulf Shore Oil Spill?
Sarah Palin loves Facebook, and Oil. So in her latest Facebook post she argues that Environmentalists are to blame…
Interview: Widespread Panic’s John Bell Keeps His Shiny Side Up
According to John Bell, the title track of Widespread Panic’s eleventh studio album, Dirty Side Down, arrived almost as an afterthought.
High School Teachers Suspended After Showing “Know Your Rights” Film
Two high school teachers in Norfolk, Virginia were placed on paid administrative leave after they screened a film to a senior government class that teaches people how to assert their rights when stopped by police. The film, BUSTED: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters shows what and what not to do during common situations…
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…