Ice cream company cofounders Ben and Jerry arrested protesting for election reform in D.C.

When the pair of eponymous ice-cream makers behind Ben & Jerry’s aren’t busy putting out new flavors, they can be found taking on causes from GMO labeling to climate justice to LGBT equality. On Monday, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were two of roughly 300 protesters arrested at the U.S. Capitol while demonstrating with the group…

The co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream were arrested at the U.S. Capitol Monday during widespread protests over the role of money in politics, according to media reports. About 300 people, including Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, were taken into custody for being part of the “Democracy Awakening” protests. The Vermont-based ice cream company’s website…