The man who launched the Economic Blackout said he is "trying to cause economic resistance, against the corporations and ...

John Schwarz, who organized a viral shopping boycott, was previously registered as a sex offender after pleading guilty to ...

The blackout was organized by The People’s Union USA and is the movement’s first action, described as “a symbolic start to ...

Activists have planned a boycott of major retailers, credit card companies, and other businesses in protest of corporate ...

John Schwarz, a self-described “mindfulness and meditation facilitator,” proposed a 24-hour nationwide “economic blackout” of ...

U.S. consumers were encouraged to abstain from purchasing any non-essential goods on Feb. 28, as part of a 24-hour buying ...

A grassroots effort is asking American consumers to refrain from making purchases at major retailers for one day in February.

An effort to encourage U.S. consumers to participate in a day of protest by not spending money Friday has picked up momentum ...

Now that the first of three economic blackouts by The People’s Union USA is over, what were the results? Find out if there ...

A 24-hour nationwide consumer spending freeze, orchestrated in response to corporate and political greed, will begin on ...

The People’s Union USA calls the 24 hours of spending abstinence an “economic blackout,” a term that has since been shared ...

The boycott planned for Feb. 28 garnered attention on social media and calls for consumers not to make any purchases.