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 ...

Wearing that T-shirt while browsing the aisles of Kroger KR on March 1 — because sooner or later you know you’ll give in and ...

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

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

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

A 24-hour nationwide consumer spending freeze, orchestrated in response to corporate and political greed, is currently in ...

Many consumers nationwide plan to participate in a 24-hour economic blackout on Friday, which started after midnight, to ...

John Schwarz the founder of The Peoples Union USA explains the economic blackout planned to start at midnight tonight. After ...

A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to ...

Calls rang out on social media to purchase nothing on Friday, but not everyone thought the boycott was time well spent.