Read more boycott stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12466/boycott.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:05:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73879/disaffected-right-left-close-purse-strings-to-parties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrustrated voters are letting Congressional Democrats and Republicans know how they feel—by opening their mouths and closing their pocketbooks. One Dem blogger, miffed at the DNC for perceived inaction in the Maine gay marriage fight, has proposed a boycott on donations to the national committee: “Clearly, money talks." GOP...http://www.newser.com/story/73879/disaffected-right-left-close-purse-strings-to-parties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:42:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73744/time-for-gays-to-go-nader-on-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe two-party system gives gay Americans a terrible deal, and the proposed gay boycott of Democratic National Committee fundraising is a big step in the right direction toward changing the situation, writes Emma Ruby-Sachs . Cutting off funds to the party will push Democrats toward eliminating discrimination against gays and could...http://www.newser.com/story/73744/time-for-gays-to-go-nader-on-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 1:46:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73291/gop-boycotts-climate-bill-dems-get-bored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor a while yesterday, Democrats got to live the dream: a world without Republicans. The GOP made good on its promise to boycott the Senate environment committee’s hearing on its climate change bill, and Democrats had a good time lambasting them in absentia, calling them the party of “no” and...http://www.newser.com/story/73291/gop-boycotts-climate-bill-dems-get-bored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:08:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71895/tsvangirai-boycotts-unity-government-in-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai’s party will boycott Cabinet meetings and cut off communication with president Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, theoretically its partner in government. The move accompanies growing anger among members of Tsvangirai’s MDC over Mugabe’s strong-arm tactics and the jailing of a Cabinet minister-designate, the New York Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/71895/tsvangirai-boycotts-unity-government-in-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 13:25:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71000/why-murdoch-must-fire-glenn-beck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRupert Murdoch will eventually fire Glenn Beck from Fox News, though not directly because of "his continued assault on the president," writes Ben Cohen. True, Beck's "remarkable slew of accusations and innuendo does not reflect well on the network," but arguments about politics miss the point: "Murdoch doesn't care about...http://www.newser.com/story/71000/why-murdoch-must-fire-glenn-beck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 18:44:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68752/thank-beck-internet-for-van-jones-uproar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mainstream media entirely ignored the controversy over now-former Obama adviser Van Jones, who was slyly forced out by Glenn Beck and his online fans, Politico reports. Beck whipped up a fury over Jones—who once signed a 9/11 conspiracy petition—without mentioning that the green jobs czar was also...http://www.newser.com/story/68752/thank-beck-internet-for-van-jones-uproar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 14:37:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67956/becks-ratings-surge-as-ad-boycott-continues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe audience for Glenn Beck’s Fox News show continues to swell even as more advertisers decline to run commercials on the program in the wake of the talk-show host's assertion that President Obama is a racist, the Los Angeles Times reports. Beck’s Monday night show attracted 2.81 million viewers,...http://www.newser.com/story/67956/becks-ratings-surge-as-ad-boycott-continues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 15:08:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67244/dont-take-it-out-on-the-arugula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoycotting Whole Foods is the wrong move for liberals irate about the politics of the company's CEO, Mary Schmich writes in the Chicago Tribune . Before joining Facebook boycott groups and denying themselves the company's farm-fed, fair-trade wares, angry customers should consider the difference between "a business's practices and a business...http://www.newser.com/story/67244/dont-take-it-out-on-the-arugula.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 6:07:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58897/rabbi-seeks-boycott-of-revolting-mannequins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Israeli rabbi has called for a boycott of shops that display scantily clad mannequins, AFP reports. Mannequins and "obscene photographs" of models wearing swimsuits or underwear "elicit sorrow among the passers-by," said the rabbi. Stores in the northern city of Tiberias that keep their racy displays will lose their...http://www.newser.com/story/58897/rabbi-seeks-boycott-of-revolting-mannequins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 14:21:02 CDT