Over the past few weeks, information has been spreading on social media about a nationwide economic protest called the "Feb 28 Economic Blackout." The call to action — or rather inaction — is ...

A temporary outage of the US-government-funded PubMed database of biomedical literature over the weekend sent many researchers globally into a panic. Although the disruption does not seem to have ...

You can get in touch with Ashley by emailing [email protected]. The economic blackout was organized as a grassroots effort to demonstrate consumer power by temporarily halting purchases ...

Kiri Masters covers trends in retail media and marketplaces. Despite calls for an "economic blackout" targeting major retailers on Feb. 28, early data reveals Amazon sales actually increased ...

A social media-driven 24-hour ‘economic blackout’ urged Americans to halt spending in protest against corporate power and political influence. Spearheaded by John Schwarz, founder of The People’s ...

Pop icon Britney Spears is reportedly not too keen to sign up Millie Bobby Brown to play her in her upcoming biopic despite the actress' clear enthusiasm. The Stranger Things star, 21, has long ...

On Friday, February 28, The People’s Union USA’s “economic blackout” took place for whomever chose to participate. The exercise called for a nationwide boycott of major retailers and ...

In group chats or scrolling through social media, you might have seen calls for an “economic blackout” on Feb. 28. With the blackout, supporters and activists aim to take a stand against big ...

Adriene Kershaw joined the economic blackout-- a grassroots movement by The People's Union USA-- to combat what they call corporate greed and economic exploitation. "We all have to be ...

FILE - Demonstrators hold signs as House Democrats gather to protest the Republican budget proposal outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. ( Kent Nishimura ...

NEW YORK (AP) — An “economic blackout” promoted on social media was underway Friday but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether national retailers and restaurant ...

A 24-hour economic blackout took place across the US on Friday, with activists urging consumers to refrain from spending as a protest against corporate greed and the rollback of diversity ...