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Why it's wrongheaded to boycott Whole Foods to punish CEO

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 19, 2009 6:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – Boycotting Whole Foods is the wrong move for liberals irate about the politics of the company's CEO, Mary Schmich writes in the Chicago Tribune. Before joining Facebook boycott groups and denying themselves the company's farm-fed, fair-trade wares, angry customers should consider the difference between "... Read full story »

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