Tag: Ben & Jerry’s

[LIVE NOW] Digital Currencies Could Forbid Buying Ammo, WEF Panelist Says; Ben & Jerry’s Asked to Live Up to Claims

Digital currencies could become a tool to bypass the constitutional rights of Americans and roll out controversial policies, such as restrictions on the purchase of ammunition or other programs. This would be through corporate-government collaboration, which has been seen as a workaround for the limits on government. The issue was discussed during a recent meeting…


Digital Currencies Could Forbid Buying Ammo, WEF Panelist Says; Ben & Jerry’s Asked to Live Up to Claims | Live With Josh

Digital currencies could become a tool to bypass the constitutional rights of Americans and roll out controversial policies, such as restrictions on the purchase of ammunition or other programs. This would be through corporate-government collaboration, which has been seen as a workaround for the limits on government. The issue was discussed during a recent meeting…


[LIVE 10AM ET] Digital Currencies Could Forbid Buying Ammo, WEF Panelist Says; Ben & Jerry’s Asked to Live Up to Claims

Digital currencies could become a tool to bypass the constitutional rights of Americans and roll out controversial policies, such as restrictions on the purchase of ammunition or other programs. This would be through corporate-government collaboration, which has been seen as a workaround for the limits on government. The issue was discussed during a recent meeting…


Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Placed Under Arrest Over Assange Protest

Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested last week during a protest in favor of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. During an event in Washington, Cohen sat outside the Department of Justice building along with left-wing CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans. They were both arrested for blocking the entrance to the DOJ…


Ben & Jerry’s Loses Billions in Stock Value Amid Boycott Calls

Unilever stock lost about $2 billion in market capitalization amid calls to boycott Ben & Jerry’s ice cream after the company posted a Fourth of July message saying the United States should hand Mount Rushmore over to Native Americans. Shares of Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch multinational company, dropped about 0.5 percent on Friday, 0.8 percent on…


Calls Abound for Boycott of Ben & Jerry’s After Canada Day, July 4 Comments

The Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company is facing calls for a boycott on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border after its comments about Canada Day, a day to celebrate the founding of Canada, and July 4, Independence Day in the United States. The development follows the recent large-scale boycotting by conservatives of Bud Light…


New York Fund Divests $111 Million After Ben & Jerry’s Boycott in Israel

New York State pension fund revealed Thursday that it’d be pulling out $111 million in equity investments from Unilever, the conglomerate parent of Ben & Jerry’s following the ice cream maker’s decision to boycott sales in certain regions of Israel. “Our review of the activities of the company, and its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s, found…


Ben & Jerry’s Takes Liberal Distortions Global

Commentary Ben & Jerry’s, noted for its ice cream made from “contented cows,” has produced not such contented consumers in many circles following its announcement to stop selling its ice cream in Israel’s West Bank and in East Jerusalem. Although the announcement calls these areas “occupied territories,” more accurate would be to describe their status…