Read more activist stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10696/activist.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:48:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67625/this-bitch-of-a-life-offers-frank-view-of-fela-kuti.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarlos Moore’s Fela: This Bitch of a Life , a newly re-released 1982 authorized biography, contains the usual makings of sociomusical hagiography: Fela’s stunning music, his uncompromising anticolonial message, and the many beatings and imprisonments he suffered as a result. But most readers likely already know the legend—what will surprise,...http://www.newser.com/story/67625/this-bitch-of-a-life-offers-frank-view-of-fela-kuti.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 19:35:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64521/chechen-activist-murdered-prez-eyed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA human rights activist whose probes into abuse by authorities were a constant irritation to authorities has been kidnapped and murdered in Chechnya, the Wall Street Journal reports. Natalya Estemirova was found shot dead along a roadside hours after witnesses saw her being bundled into a car. Chechnya's president, pro-Russia...http://www.newser.com/story/64521/chechen-activist-murdered-prez-eyed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 6:18:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57920/at-90-seeger-still-tuned-to-social-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday may be his 90th birthday, but the only reason folk legend Pete Seeger will share the stage with Bruce Springsteen and Arlo Guthrie at his tribute concert will be to raise money for the environment—continuing his penchant for infusing music with social activism. “I agreed to the concert,...http://www.newser.com/story/57920/at-90-seeger-still-tuned-to-social-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 May 2009 11:33:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56338/taxpayers-must-become-activist-investors-icahn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarney Frank was right when he said a retention bonus is “a nice word, it turns out, for extortion,” writes Carl Icahn for the Huffington Post. “Very few managers are irreplaceable, especially in this economy”—so why do they get paid extra to stay with a company they've run into...http://www.newser.com/story/56338/taxpayers-must-become-activist-investors-icahn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 11:05:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55613/business-is-booming-for-french-protest-coach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance's leading "protest consultant" has never been busier, he tells the Wall Street Journal . Xavier Renou provides—for a discretionary fee—tips and training courses for anticapitalist protesters on making sure their message is heard. Renou sticks to nonviolent means, but has plenty of practical advice on everything from picking...http://www.newser.com/story/55613/business-is-booming-for-french-protest-coach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 6:01:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49782/iconic-mass-gay-couple-splits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lesbian activist couple well-respected for leading Massachusetts' gay marriage charge has filed for divorce, the Boston Herald reports. Hillary and Julie Goodridge's landmark lawsuit legalized same-sex marriage in the state six years ago. The couple married a year later—after nearly two decades together—and share custody of their...http://www.newser.com/story/49782/iconic-mass-gay-couple-splits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 13:18:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49102/activists-hit-fur-hag-arethas-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJanuary has not been kind to the queen of soul. First Aretha Franklin was mocked for her ginormous inauguration hat, and now her Walk of Fame star has been vandalized, Perez Hilton reports. Anti-fur activists scrawled “Fur Hag” across her star in Hollywood after doing the same thing to the...http://www.newser.com/story/49102/activists-hit-fur-hag-arethas-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 10:36:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47669/student-may-face-fed-charges-for-fake-drilling-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Utah college activist may face federal charges and jail for making bids he can't afford on scenic tracts in a federal drilling auction last month, the Washington Post reports. Economics student Tim DeChristopher wielded his red auction paddle 13 times to snag $1.8 million in property before federal...http://www.newser.com/story/47669/student-may-face-fed-charges-for-fake-drilling-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 4:40:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s been a big year for celebrity activism—so big that it deserves its own year-end top 10 list, Tina Daunt writes in the Los Angeles Times . Some famous faces that made a difference in 2008: Oprah Winfrey fought hard for Barack Obama, including hosting a traffic-stopping garden party. Norman...http://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 11:50:01 CST