Kate and EB discuss the ethics of boycotting. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions about the value of cancelling our prime memberships or refusing coffee from Starbucks. 

Sources:

• Is boycotts an effective system of economic punishment? (Reddit AskEconomics, 2024)
• Do boycotts work? (King, 2017)
• Do the boycotts against McDonald’s and Starbucks work? (Mello-Klein, 2023)
• Target withstood DEI boycotts to show signs of reputation recovery (Danziger, 2025)
• Starbucks workers are still without a contract four years after their first union win. Here’s why (CNN Business, 2025)
• The 10 biggest strikes in U.S. history (Investopedia, n.d.)