Are Boycotts Still Effective?

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Release of a new movie based on the life of United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez has renewed discussion of the famous Delano grape strike and the boycott as a political tool.

Today it seems that every public statement that people object to leads to calls for a boycott. But have these repeated demands diluted the power of boycotts? How do you decide whether you will patronize a company or other organization based on the company’s corporate behavior or something a CEO has said?

Host: Dave Rubin

Panel:
Axel Caballero: Executive Director – National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
Jimmy Dore: Host – The Jimmy Dore Show
Nikki DeLoach: Actress – MTV’s Awkward

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