Page Two: Sticks and Stones

The paradoxical pleasures of the religious right

"...argued that, as a lefty, I must have supported boycotts. Economic boycotts are a political tool of which I've..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Keeping Cesar Alive

Actor Ed Begley Jr. explains how he was inspired to write a musical honoring his friend Cesar Chavez

"...about: His fasting was not to win the grape boycott or the lettuce boycott or to win those contracts...."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of the student union. The group, which launched a boycott of the chain in 2003, turned tail when they..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two

Forget the middle ground: Why don't the progressives take over the Democratic Party and make a real fight of this thing?

"...nothing that can profit them (preferably in an organized boycott), and let the world know about it...."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by John Sayles

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...A "Boycott the Bell" demonstration will be held Saturday at noon..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Anti-Choice Activist Casts a Wider Net

Chris Danze ramps up his campaign against Planned Parenthood

"...last fall after pressuring a number of subcontractors to boycott the project, which ultimately forced the general contractor, Browning..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Page Two

The anti-safe-and-legal abortion movement is about control, not life

"..."Boycott prayer of the day: Let us pray for the..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Don't Boycott New Clinic..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Column

Page Two

The Planned Parenthood boycott is about moral bullying, not a commitment to preserving life.

"...who rant against liberal social engineering can advocate this boycott argues for the characterization of its motivations as more..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

The United Way and the Boy Scouts have both acted admirably in their parting of ways; their decisions call for a sense of moral nuance that is lately all too rare.

"...they're making too much money; and demanding this community boycott a project. As though their lives are of perfect..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Taxpayers Being Charged Twice for State Parking Garages

"...I urge residents of Austin and outlying areas to boycott state parking garages on nights and weekends. Legislation passed..."

Aug. 14, 2003 Postmarks

Battle of the Big Box

Enviros and Southwest neighbors find a common cause: fighting Wal-Mart and its plans for a Supercenter on the aquifer

"...encouraged the crowd to "vote with [their] wallets" by boycotting stores that don't comply with water quality regulations. While..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Boycott French products? I wonder who the Einstein was who..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...domestic partner benefits to any additional employees. A national boycott effort of the newly merged oil giant soon followed,..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

"...whose frank portrayal of interracial romance promptly earned a boycott from the Pakistan Action Committee, who insisted there were..."

Nov. 8, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Transforming Herself

Sissy Spacek's Most Memorable Movies

"...by John Cork, that revolves around the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. As Miriam Thompson, Sissy is the..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...of the Longhorn Pipeline Partners. Talk of a Texas boycott against Green Mountain, akin to a nationwide boycott orchestrated..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...that decency demands a more drastic recourse, such as boycott. Indignants who seek knee-jerk justice for alleged exploitive and..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

TV Eye

Confessions of a television columnist; also, strange timing for the 1999 Image Awards, Iron Chef may hit the big screen, and Texas Parks & Wildlife rakes in the kudos.

"...Timing Although the NAACP is still talking up its boycott of the four major television networks during February sweeps,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

GE Foods: Getting to Know More

"...http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alto/boycott.html..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Penalty say they are prepared to launch a tourist boycott of Texas beginning Dec.11 if Faulder is executed. According..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

Postmarks

VanScorned

"...of views conservative people have about the UFW's grape boycott. Because the taste of grapes is not offensive, should..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column

Day Trips: The East Rosedale Monument Project, Fort Worth

A bus stop as an art and history lesson

"...transportation was at the heart of the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, the Freedom Riders, and school desegregation busing...."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ethical investments by state agencies. State retirement funds can’t boycott gun manufacturers or gasoline for ethical reasons, for example...."

Sept. 6, 2024 News Feature

SXSW Film Review: Road House

Eighties classic gets a rock ’em, sock ’em remake

"...director Doug Liman, who had publicly stated he would boycott the screening in protest over Amazon’s decision to bypass..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Amid Controversy, Road House Remake Tapped to Open SXSW Film

Doug Liman to skip premiere in protest of Amazon MGM

"...a column for Deadline announcing that he would be boycotting the screening – which had not even been announced..."

Jan. 25, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texan Palestinians Protest Israeli-American Council

Protesters and conference speakers clash

"...a law blocking state agencies from contracting entities that boycott Israel. "Through God's strength, both Texans and Israelis overcame..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Leena Alali

Texas Feels Ripple Effects From Green Investment Ban

Blocking environmentally minded investment is harder than it may seem

"...he announced that BlackRock and nine European financial groups "boycott" the fossil fuel industry, the Financial Times reported. This..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Isabel Maney

The Joe Rogan Conundrum: For Independent Artists, What's the Cost of Quitting Spotify?

Musicians, managers, publishers weigh in on the boycott

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Greg Casar, DSA, and Palestine: Will It Matter?

Congressional candidate requests Austin DSA withdraws endorsement over Casar's views on Israel

"...solution. He also says he does not support the Boycott/Divestment/Sanctions (BDS) movement of economic protest against Israel, which much..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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