Background
White "was born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father".
White "was born to a Caucasian mother and an African-American father".
He attended Grand Blanc Community High School in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
In December 2014, Esquire Magazine named Micah White one of the most influential under 35 year olds. He is the former editor of Adbusters magazine. In middle school, he reportedly refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Swarthmore College and a Doctor of Philosophy at the European Graduate School.
In December 2011, the San Francisco Chronicle called Micah White one of the "most fascinating people in the Bay Area 2011" White is in favor of a transaction tax on international financial speculation, the reinstatement of the Glass–Steagall Acting and revocation of corporate personhood.
White is in favor of a transaction tax on international financial speculation, the reinstatement of the Glass–Steagall Acting and revocation of corporate personhood. He is against advertisement and consumerism. He is known for popularizing the term "clicktivism", which denotes a form of internet-based activism which includes signing online petitions that he argues is damaging to the possibility of political change.