The advocacy group People’s Union USA has announced a month-long “December Blackout” campaign urging consumers to stop spending money at five major American corporations ahead of the holiday season.

A coalition of grassroots groups is organizing a nationwide economic blackout during Black Friday week. The protest asks Americans to stop spending for seven days to protest income inequality and ...

Thanksgiving Eve, the night before the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade or the turkey preparations, has become known for an unofficial drinking event as friends and family return to their ...

Every year, as Thanksgiving looms and family group chats start buzzing with passive-aggressive recipe suggestions, another kind of gathering quietly gains momentum: Blackout Wednesday. Known in some ...

A movement by a coalition of grassroots organizations to withdraw participation from the economy, called the Mass Blackout, began on Tuesday. The coalition, including Blackout the System, The People’s ...

A coalition of grassroots organizations in New York and elsewhere is calling for a nationwide economic shutdown during the start of the holiday shopping season. The "Mass Blackout" movement, started ...

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Consumers nationwide Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, will take part in an economic blackout through Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with organizers of the "Mass Blackout" protest targeting major ...

The "Mass Blackout" movement, started by Blackout the System, The People's Sick Day, American Opposition, the Money Out of Politics Movement and The Progressive Network, is asking Americans to stop ...

A coalition of grassroots groups is calling for a national economic blackout from November 25 to December 2. The spending freeze targets major brands during the holiday shopping kickoff to protest the ...

The key difference between the USC game and previous attempts has nothing to do with free shirts or blue-haired fans. As you have likely heard, Nebraska wants their game against Southern Cal to be a ...

Blackout The System launches its Second Wave economic blackout, urging participants to avoid work and shopping from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2. Blackout The System has called for a nationwide boycott, urging ...