In the internet age, being an activist is easier than ever.

#Hashtagivism is on the rise, jumping from cause to cause and targeting companies like Starbucks and Uber, and events like the Oscars and the Super Bowl. Interestingly, the boycotts are coming from both sides of the political spectrum and are in one way or another a response to the current national political climate.

Let’s take a look at some of the #hashtagivism boycotts going on right now:

In the words of John Steinbeck, we are truly living in the winter of our discontent. Watching cable news, it would appear that our nation is in an existential and constitutional crisis, and there is only one man to blame: President Donald Trump.

As of January 27, 2017, 15 states have introduced legislation to advance a national popular vote for president to reform the Electoral College, with more bills being introduced every week.

At 70 years old, no one can tweet like Trump. Without Twitter, it is questionable whether he would even be president. With a single tweet, he has literally changed stock prices, influenced currency exchange rates, and even changed the policy positions of foreign leaders.

For the first time in history, the President of the United States will continue to use Twitter to announce policy, contact foreign leaders, negotiate with businesses, and combat what he views as “fake news” and unbalanced media coverage.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Syria and Lebanon "to see and hear directly from the Syrian people." That is Gabbard's account of her trip. However, partisans in both parties as well as some members of the media don't like that Gabbard took this "secret trip."

© 2017 by reclaimtheamericandream.org. The article was written by Hedrick Smith, executive editor of reclaimtheamericandream.org.

Where does your state rank for integrity?

South Dakota Senate is currently considering a repeal to the Government Accountability and Anti-Corruption Act (Measure 22, IM-22), approved by voters in 2016. HB 1069, already passed by the state House, would completely kill IM-22 without any further say from voters.

Expected to vote on the measure Thursday, the South Dakota Senate delayed the vote until Wednesday.

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San Diego, CALIF.- In a ruling that is not yet final, Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil, stated the Coastal Commission’s approval of a Convention Center expansion along the waterfront was IN compliance with the California Coastal Act and state environmental laws.

Wohlfeil rejected a legal challenge that sought to block such a development on the waterfront.

At issue, whether the California Coastal Commission violated state law when it approved a $520 million bayfront expansion several years ago.

Unaffiliated voters and candidates alike have historically been overlooked by Illinois' election code. But this year, elections in Illinois may get a makeover. Legislators have introduced several bills in January, all aimed at reforming the Prairie State’s exclusionary elections.