Small businesses are often the first to speak out against injustice, while larger corporations hold back.

We’re facing a wave of democratic erosions: aggressive deportation policies, suppressed dissent, exorbitant tariffs and isolationism, and military actions like strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Melinda French Gates insisted that CEOs must “break their silence,” urging them to use their platforms to uphold global values and humanity.

I committed to fast from “corporate overlords” back in March, and I’ve continued that practice long after Easter. Of all the companies I’ve been boycotting, Amazon has the furthest reach into our lives. My friend Marcia wrote an article about how she has never shopped on Amazon…and WHY. It’s so much more than Jeff Bezos’ current cozying up to the current administration!!