Arizona vs. Los Angeles, Round Two
May 20, 2010 An Arizona utility official has responded to Los Angeles' high-profile boycott of his state by threatening to starve LA of electrical power generated in Arizona L officials quickly fired back by pointing out that while the city gets about 25 percent of its power from plants in Arizona, it partly owns those facilities.
‘Glee’ Creator Calls for Newsweek Boycott
May 12, 2010 Oh, it's on now: Ryan Murphy, the mind behind Fox's camp-tastic hit show "Glee," is lowering the boom on Newsweek, urging readers to boycott the magazine after columnist Ramin Setoodeh questioned a "Glee" character's credibility (continued).Boycotting Arizona’s Racism
Apr 29, 2010 Arizona was the only territory west of Texas to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy during the Civil War. A century later, it fought recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. This week, an anti-immigrant bill was signed into law.
S.F. City Attorney Calls for ‘Sweeping Boycott’ of Arizona
Apr 26, 2010 San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera drew parallels Monday between Arizona's refusal to recognize Martin Luther King Jr Day and the adoption of its new, controversial immigration law By way of sending a strong message in protest, Herrera proposed (continued).
Beck’s Jeebus Boo-Boo
Mar 15, 2010 Glenn Beck has managed to piss off religious folk by ordering his listeners to "run as fast as you can" from churches that talk about "social justice and economic justice." That doesn't sit too well with Catholics, people who like to quote that justice-loving hippie Jesus and even Beck's own Mormon church. (Audio after the jump).
Boycott FedEx
Feb 22, 2010 Now that unions have been broken, rapacious corporations like FedEx and toadies in Congress and the White House are turning workers into serfs.
Leonard Cohen Defies Boycott to Perform in Israel
Sep 25, 2009 Leonard Cohen performed in a soccer stadium near Tel Aviv on Thursday over the objections of activists who want artists and entertainers to stay away from the Holy Land. Unlike Madonna, as The Washington Post points out, Cohen donated his earnings to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation and managed to avoid wrapping himself in the Israeli flag.Van Jones and the Boycott of Glenn Beck
Sep 9, 2009 The right-wing radio and TV host may have helped oust activist and green jobs adviser Van Jones from the administration, but in doing so he further justified the boycott against his broadcasts.
Can Whole Foods Repair Its Image?
Aug 19, 2009 Turns out comparing unions to herpes and raving against health care reform in The Wall Street Journal isn't great for business, at least when your business sells granola to progressives, hippies and other Truthdig readers. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's efforts have earned him a boycott. Guess we'll just have to get our gluten-free almond cookies elsewhere.
Women Push Boycott of Berlusconi
Jun 23, 2009 Three Italian women academics have called upon the wives of world leaders attending the G-8 summit in Italy next month to boycott the gathering in a stance against Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's "sexist" and "offensive" attitude toward women. Could they be referring to his harem of call girls, his rumored affair with an 18-year-old, or his nominations of ex-showgirls to the European Parliament?
