What are the ethics of political boycotting?

On a superficial level, our ethical inquiry may stop with the insight that nobody has an obligation to buy from purveyors they find disagreeable. True enough, but it risks being just a little too glib and self-righteous. read more

A boycott is an attempt to persuade other people to have nothing to do with some particular person or firm — either socially or in agreeing not to purchase the firm's product. read more

ethics, morality and economic boycotts A significant number of corporations lend support and legitimacy to abortion through their corporate philanthropic programs. The Corporate Funding Project (CFP) has used the economic boycott as a key part of its effort to convince more than 343 corporations to stop funding Planned Parenthood, the world’s leading abortion-promoting group. read more