The People's Union is specifically targeting Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy on February 28, but the group is also asking boycotters to refrain from spending money on fast food or gas.

Key Facts The People’s Union boycott calls for no spending on fast food, gas or at major retailers – “No Amazon, No Walmart, No Best Buy” – starting at midnight on Feb. 28.

The People’s Union’s second protest, which it has dubbed Economic Blackout 2.0, follows a smaller-scale boycott in February that encouraged Americans to stop spending for 24 hours to resist ...

The People’s Union does not have a founding date on its website, but Schwarz began posting about his idea for the movement and the economic boycott in late January and early February, 2025.

The call to action introduced by The People's Union is set to take place Friday, Feb. 28. They call for consumers to avoid spending at major retailers such as Target, Walmart and Amazon.

A tightly-scripted meeting of the Russia-dominated economic alliance of several ex-Soviet nations briefly went awry Thursday when two leaders engaged in bickering during a live broadcast of the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and other heads of states attended the meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.