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 ...

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

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

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

A new movement is making waves in the U.S. as it encourages consumers to not spend anything on major retailers, chains, and ...

The Instagram video has been making the rounds: self-styled New York activist John Schwarz, calling for "a 24-hour economic ...

In late February 2025, a month after U.S. President Donald Trump began his second term in office, claims spread online that a ...

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

A retail boycott is hitting major US businesses Friday as an online campaign calls for Americans to spend nothing at places ...

Some experts were skeptical at how effective a one-day boycott might be in bringing about policy change, especially without a ...