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Social justice
fromNewsOne
4 days ago

Target Chose White Supremacy Over Customer Loyalty

Multiple Target boycotts continue despite media reports of the boycott ending, with Minneapolis-led organizers maintaining pressure on the company to address equity concerns.
Social justice
fromBusiness Insider
5 days ago

Target boycott organizers claim victory in their yearlong protest - but they say more work needs to be done

Organizers of a year-long Target boycott over DEI policies ended their protest after the company addressed their demands through executive conversations.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation

Brad Reese bought a bag of Reese's Mini Hearts and realized those little hearts weren't made with the classic combo of milk chocolate and peanut butter that Reese's is known for. Instead, these mini hearts were made with "chocolate candy" and "peanut butter creme," cheaper concoctions that he felt were far inferior to the real deal.
US news
#boycott
fromIndependent
6 months ago
World news

'It's a matter of morality': Palestinian ambassador to Ireland boycotts McDonald's and Starbucks over Gaza

fromIndependent
6 months ago
World news

'It's a matter of morality': Palestinian ambassador to Ireland boycotts McDonald's and Starbucks over Gaza

Black Lives Matter
fromFast Company
10 months ago

Why some Americans are skipping Target and Amazon this holiday weekend

A grassroots boycott against major retailers aims to protest corporate spending and policies related to diversity initiatives over Good Friday weekend.
US politics
fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

Scott Galloway Unveils "Resist and Unsubscribe," an Action Plan for Consumers to Push Back Against Government Overreach

A coordinated one-month consumer strike targeting major tech and enabling companies can dent GDP and unsettle markets to pressure policymakers.
#boycotts
Left-wing politics
fromThe Mercury News
5 months ago

Letters: Left-wing billionaires are pushing Proposition 50

Left-wing billionaires are funding Proposition 50 to influence redistricting, and citizens can counter billionaire influence through coordinated economic pressure.
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

I canceled Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. I used 'Hamilton' to explain to my kids why.

We've subscribed to Disney+ off and on. I've always subscribed to Netflix; once all the other platforms came around, we would add some. But since I've had my kids, a lot of the time we would have Disney+. The minute I heard the FCC chair was putting pressure on ABC, and when I realized Disney was the one that owns ABC, I was really sad.
US politics
LGBT
fromKqed
8 months ago

SF Bookstore Drops 'Harry Potter' Over J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Activism | KQED

Booksmith removed Harry Potter books in response to J.K. Rowling's anti-transgender comments.
The store launched a fantasy collection distancing itself from Rowling.
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