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great causes
Sept. 3, 2020
By Megh Wright
Trader Joe’s Says It Will Change Its ‘Racist’ Product Names An online petition was launched calling for the grocer to change branding of product lines like Trader Ming’s.
By Chris Crowley
life in pixels
May 25, 2019
By Max Read
milo yiannopoulos
Jan. 12, 2017
Authors, Artists Protest Milo Yiannopoulos Book “With contracts in place, we do not have to quietly accept or assent to this ‘Gleichschaltung.’”
By Karen Brill
Fans Want Drake to Give That Kid Cudi Diss Track Money to Charity Petitioners demand “Two Birds, One Stone” proceeds go to mental-health charities.
By Kaitlin Fontana
Can a New Petition Finally Convince In-N-Out to Create a Veggie Burger? Getting the famously obstinate chain to make any menu changes is usually an impossible task.
By Clint Rainey
Britney Spears Fans Are Not Having Her Glory Album Cover “We Britney fans find that the cover art is not a suitable representation of the music that Britney is putting out.”
By Dee Lockett
the chain gang
July 21, 2016
Employees Are Angry at Chipotle for Understaffing Stores A petition argues that many workers have already left “to find jobs that appreciated their hard work.”
By Clint Rainey
you’re *not* fired
July 5, 2016
By E. Alex Jung
the chain gang
July 1, 2016
By Clint Rainey
Taylor Swift and the Music Industry Wage War on YouTube, Again She’s signed a growing petition urging Congress to rewrite the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
By Dee Lockett
The Chain Gang
June 1, 2016
Petition Demands Starbucks Terminate All Leases at Trump-Owned Properties “Starbucks is a bold company that values belonging, inclusion, and diversity.”
By Clint Rainey
a tribe called quest
Mar. 28, 2016
Fans Petition to Rename Street for Phife Dawg The street is Linden Boulevard between 192 Street and 193 Street in Queens.
By Madeline Raynor
Bill Maher Petitions to Get Obama on His Show Maher started the petition as a 60th birthday present to himself.
By Jackson McHenry
The White House Responds to the Avery Petition “The President cannot pardon a state criminal offense.”
By Sean Fitz-Gerald
Caught Bare Handed
Nov. 12, 2015
Celebrated Sushi Chef Petitioning DOH David Bouhadana’s restaurants have been closed since October 22, and now he’s taking to Change.org to rectify that.
By Chris Crowley
There’s a Petition to Stop Phil Collins From Coming Out of Retirement They have not been waiting for this moment for all their lives. Oh lord.
By Greg Cwik
Very Important Causes
July 13, 2015
Guy Explains That He Was Just Joking About Petitioning Cracker Barrel to Change Ryan Koch was surprised that his “satirical” petition got such a huge response.
By Chris Crowley
Clooney Made a Petition to Support The Interview “We hope these hackers are brought to justice but until they are, we will not stand in fear.”
By Lindsey Weber
Weird Al Fans Are Petitioning for Him to Perform at the Super Bowl […] Between his new album, eight music videos, and #1 spot on the Billboard charts, Weird Al is definitely having a great year, and now fans want […]
By Megh Wright
Tom Colicchio and Dan Kluger Join Fight to Supply Free School Lunches A critical mass of celebrity chefs is now pressuring City Hall Twitter.
By Clint Rainey
Tom Colicchio Wants to Make Sure No One Outlaws GMO Food Labels More than two dozen states have passed or have GMO-labeling legislation pending.
By Hugh Merwin
Support Eugene Mirman’s Uganda Petition on the White House Website (2ND […] Comedian Eugene Mirman managed to sneak a vulgar petition past the folks at the open petition section of The White House’s website. Mirman […]
By Bradford Evans
Lower East Side’s Anti-Pizza Crusader Has Really Had It Up to The petitioner is mad as hell and not going to take pizza, any pizza, anymore.
By Hugh Merwin
but is it art?
Feb. 5, 2014
By Maggie Lange
The Chain Gang
Jan. 31, 2014
15 Food Petitions of Incredible Significance You Should Probably Sign Now “I used to treat my kids to Starbucks scones once a month, now there is nothing they like.”
By Hugh Merwin
first amendment
Jan. 11, 2014
By Delia Paunescu
Starbucks Diplomacy
Oct. 11, 2013
By Belle Cushing
Read a Petition for ‘Ignition (Remix)’ to Be the New National Anthem “We, the undersigned, would like the Obama administration to recognize the need for a new national anthem.”
By Jesse David Fox
Victoria’s Secret Petitioned for Mastectomy ‘Survivor’ Bras Movement leaders will march on the company’s New York headquarters today.
By Charlotte Cowles
gun control
Jan. 10, 2013
White House Officially Refuses to Deport Piers Morgan Jay Carney finally responded to the petition asking for it.
By Adam Martin
Second Amendment Defenders Want CNN’s Piers Morgan Deported That Brit has been allowed to berate gun advocates for too long.
By Andre Tartar
George Carlin May Get His Own Street, Pave Way For Seinfeld Speedway and […] George Carlin’s daughter has started a petition to rename the block Carlin grew up on “George Carlin Way.” “I know my dad loved his […]
By Hallie Cantor
Ocean City Withdraws BYOB Initiative; Cheesecake Factory Strives to Feed the Plus: Scores of new restaurants are on Philly’s horizon; and July was a particularly bad month for restaurants, all in our morning news roundup.
‘Fin’-ished: Food Network Eighty-Sixes Its Shark Recipes The network has pulled all recipes from its website that contain shark and has vowed to no longer feature the underwater predator as food in any upcoming programming.
By Collin Keefe
Empire Building
Apr. 4, 2011
Pub & Kitchen Gathering Signatures to Support Its Next Project The new project, a European-style cafe, hinges on rezoning of the property.
By Collin Keefe
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