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 ...

Many consumers are planning to refrain from spending money today during a one-day economic blackout. Here's what to know in ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Many consumers nationwide plan to participate in a 24-hour economic blackout on Friday, which started after midnight, to protest what they call corporate greed, companies that have rolled back their ...

The People’s Union USA calls the 24 hours of spending abstinence set to start at midnight an “economic blackout,” a term that ...