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The warning labels are found on a number of Israeli, American and European products.

Jordanians boycott American companies seen as pro-Israeli

Israel-Hamas war

As Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza continues, a boycott campaign is growing in the Middle East and beyond. In Jordan, many have stopped buying American and European products that they say support Israel financially or have a pro-Israel stance. Starbucks and McDonald’s in Amman sit mostly empty. In supermarkets, everyday items carry warnings.

A group of people hold up a large white sign with black letters and a yellow X through it.

Climate divestment activists draw inspiration from South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle

The Big Fix
Day Without Immigrants

‘Day Without Immigrants’ shutters restaurants and businesses across the country

Economics
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith

Here’s who is boycotting the Oscars

Culture
Olympic Mishka statue.

This Moscow man remembers the 1980 Summer Olympics as a beautiful fairy tale

Sports

Russian anti-gay laws have some calling for a 2014 Olympic boycott

Global Politics

The Olympics bring countries together to play nice. But sometimes, those countries have irreconcilable conflicts, as in 1980 when the United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. President Vladimir Putin’s recent crackdown on gay rights has some calling for similar action in 2014.

No Controversy Over LGBT Athletes at World Championships in Russia

Conflict & Justice

Despite the controversy over Russia’s anti-gay propaganda ban ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics, there’s no evidence of it at the Track and Field World Championships being held in Moscow. Host Marco Werman talks with Nicole Nazzaro.

America, China, and Tibet

‘To the Point’ reports on the mounting pressure on the US to boycott the Olympic Games.

Carrotmobs and the Power of Buycotts

A network of consumers are shopping to make business more sustainable. Instead of boycotting businesses to punish them, Carrotmobs arrive en masse with their wallets open to reward them for pledging some sustainable action.

How the ‘Red Summer’ of 1919 Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Many of us trace the Civil Rights movement back to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks’ arrest in 1955. But the true beginning may have been during the summer of 1919, remembered as “Red Summer,” when race riots erupted across the country. At that time, NAACP membership grew exponentially, as black World War I […]