Forbes’ expert contributors consider how renewed consumer activism may affect retail giants and could give small businesses new opportunities to win customers. Consumer activists have launched rolling ...

The Illinois organizer of a nationwide “Economic Blackout” on Feb. 28 is encouraging consumers to stop purchases from major corporations for a day. Americans are feeling the impact of higher prices ...

A consumer-activist group founded by John Schwarz has launched a grassroots campaign to halt spending online or instore and not use credit or debit cards for 24 hours on Friday, Feb. 28, in an attempt ...

Led primarily by the grassroots organization "The People's Union USA," these actions aim to hold companies accountable for various grievances, from economic inequality and worker exploitation to ...

A new wave of consumer activism is sweeping the nation, with protests and boycotts targeting companies in a fraught political environment. Is Wall Street bracing for the impact, if any? For more than ...

Actress and entrepreneur Tabitha Brown has stepped forward to spotlight how the Target boycott is creating unexpected hardships for Black authors across the publishing industry. The Emmy-winning ...

ATLANTA — Police at the state capitol arrested a consumer activist who allegedly stole Georgia Power trade secrets after complaining about the power company’s rates. During a PSC meeting on Tuesday at ...

McDonald’s is the latest major brand in the crosshairs of a growing consumer-led movement protesting companies accused of scaling back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. A nationwide ...

Introduction / Caroline F. Ware -- The roots of consumer cooperatives in the U.S. / Erma Angevine -- Growth of cooperatives : the Cooperative League of USA, cooperatives in housing and in ...