Please boycott Wikipedia and Nature

plus: scientific proof the internet is controlled by big brother “Dear Mr Micheal, The Editor thanks you for your communication but regrets that he is unable to publish it. He regrets also that he cannot enter into further correspondence on this matter. Manuscript...

HRC Equality Index 2010 Lists Worst Companies for LGBT Employees

Although some reports have it that corporate America has become 'gay'-friendlier, according to a recent Equality Index report by the Human Rights Campaign, there are still some corporations who are not...

Bar Refaeli Dodges Israeli Amry, Pays Less Tax, Gets Boycotted

Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli is under fire from an Israeli army general for not being willing to go under fire. A campaign has been started against Refaeli by Major General Avi Zamir of the Israeli army calling for a boycott of products she promotes after she inquired to be...

Queers United urging boycott of Dr. Phil show

Claiming that Dr. Phil has been on a crusade to pathologize queer identities with shows about "gender confused children", "experimental bisexuality", and by giving a platform to "ex-gay therapy experts" from Focus...

Boycott of Glen Beck Backfired

Apparently the law of reverse psychology works with boycotts, too:  Glen Beck's popularity has increased since his show was boycotted by advertisers.  It is a well-established fact that going on the offensive makes the other side's targeted spokesman seem more a...

Users' groups must go to bat for their users

The traditional users' group has largely been a semi-informal, unstructured gathering of users of some particular technological or electronic development, particularly those developments which are computer-based or oriented. The earliest users' groups, and many current users'...

Response to Huff Post -> Walmart, Best Buy et. al ditch Glen Beck

It troubles me that so many Democrat/Progressive/Liberal/Blue Collar Americans delight at Glen Beck losing advertisers.  Imagine this Scenario - All these advertisers, while sitting around smoking their big...

Glenn Beck advertising boycott has right-wing bloggers worried

"You know, I must admit, when I first signed on to the Beck boycott I was participating on principal, but expected little or no impact.  Let's face it, we've done these before with little or no success.  But thanks to a combination of blatant race baiting and a...

John Mackey Health Care Views Launch Whole Foods Boycott

Whole Food Market CEO John Mackey has caused a stir with his commentary in the Wall Street Journal which may launch a Whole Foods Market Boycott People seem to be reacting strongly to a detailed piece, providing...

Election In Congo: Low Turnout As Opposition Calls For Boycott

The Republic of Congo held a Presidential Election on Sunday. However, the opposition has called for a boycott of the election early on, leading to a very low voter turnout of less than 10%. It is not clear whether such a negligible turnout will guarantee any candidate's...

THE COUNTRIES WHO BOYCOTT IN THE UN CONFERENCE - April.09

Here are countries that are boycotting the U.N. conference on racism in Geneva this week:_Germany_Australia_Canada_Israel_Italy_Netherlands_New Zealand_Poland_United StatesHere are countries that walked out of the conference to protest the attack on Israel by Iranian...

British Muslim leader signs Istanbul declaration

I wonder what the Brits are going to do? " LONDON (JTA) -- A leading British Muslim reportedly has joined a call to attack those who prevent smuggling arms to Hamas in Gaza. A report published in London claims that Dr. Daud Abdullah is one of about 90 Muslim leaders from...

Italy to boycott Durban 2

" FM Frattini tells Livni his country has problems with conference agenda, adds he is canceling visit to Iran Roni Sofer Published:  03.05.09, 18:36 / Israel News Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that...

U.S. pulling out of ‘Durban II’ conference

" WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Obama administration has decided to boycott the so-called Durban II conference out of concerns for anti-Semitism. Multiple sources on a conference call with the White House on Friday told JTA that the Obama administration had opted not to attend any...

U.S products

My report is about the Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia that had created a huge buzz and began a boycott on top 5 U.S products i.e. Starbucks, Colgate, Coca-cola, McDonalds and Caltex. In my opinion, the...

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