Reverend Billy, an anti-capitalist activist turned anti-capitalist preacher, is a pillar of the New York (and American) activist community. A Coney Island resident, Reverend Billy leads a one-man crusade against consumerism. He even officially wedded a couple I know. Check out this excellent, in-depth interview with the Rev. Billy at Coilhouse:

Q: Where, when and why did you first become politically active?

A: We were always political, the Church of Stop Shopping, which became the Church of Life After Shopping during the recession. I was complaining to the choir that I was screaming ?