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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey: I Voted For Bob Barr (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey faced a vocal backlash earlier this year when he waded into the health care debate, coming out against "ObamaCare." In a...

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Yes Men Storm Whole Foods In Manhattan

Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

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After last night's showing of the new Yes Men film, a crowd of moviegoers stormed over to the Whole Foods on Houston Street and staged their own prote...

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Morgan Stanley CEO Buys $13.5 M. House

The New York Observer | Max Abelson | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: John Mackey, Morgan Stanley, New York Real Estate, TARP Money, Real Estate, Paul Mellon, Sotheby's, Business News

Less than a year after Morgan Stanley got its $10 billion TARP loan (and exactly two and a half months after the money was repaid), the mammoth firm's...

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Whole Foods and Michael Pollan: Wrong to the Core

Barth Anderson | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green

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Barth Anderson

Because he's a professor, not a grocer, Michael Pollan can be forgiven for not understanding that the boycott is actually a "core" shopper revolt.

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St. Louis Tea Party Coalition Holds A Whole Foods "Buycott" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

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The Whole Foods boycott debate -- initiated by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's Wall Street Journal health care op-ed bashing Obamacare and urging reader...

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Michael Pollan Takes A Stand On Whole Foods Boycott

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.30.2009 | Green

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Omnivore's Dilemma Author Michael Pollan has decided to weigh in on the Whole Foods health care fight, stating he will not boycott the company. Whole...

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So You Want Health Care Reform? Boycotting Whole Foods Won't Help

Dave Murphy | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home

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Dave Murphy

A boycott of Whole Foods won't make a difference on health care, and it might actually hurt something progressives care about -- organic and natural farmers.

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Unions Join Whole Foods Boycott Fray

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

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Two unions have now joined in the growing chorus decrying Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey and suggesting a boycott of the store. Two weeks ago, Mackey p...

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Is Whole Foods Losing Its Sustainable Luster?

Rob Smart | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

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Rob Smart

Whole Foods' very presence in small regional markets undermines established relationships between regional food retailers and suppliers, including farmers, processors and related service providers.

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Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on at Whole Foods

Sybil Adelman Sage | Posted 09.23.2009 | Comedy

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Sybil Adelman Sage

The people have spoken, well, vegans and the Prius set. Those who who buy pesticide-free and sustainable foods are boycotting what had been their hou...

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A Message from Whole Foods: Let Them Eat Cake

James P. Hoffa | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

Read More: John Mackey, Whole Foods, Food, Social Responsibilty, Facebook, Teamsters, Taxpayers, Health Care, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, Unfi, Business News
James P. Hoffa

John Mackey's irresponsible op-ed will no doubt cost Whole Foods dearly in lost customer loyalty. I just hope Whole Foods recognizes that going it alone isn't a feasible way to run a business or a country.

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey: Marketing Genius or Out-of-Touch Schmuck?

Zachary Adam Cohen | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green

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Zachary Adam Cohen

True advocates in the local sustainable world have known about Whole Foods' shame for a while now.

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Whole Foods Backlash: Bloggers Outraged Over CEO's Anti-'ObamaCare' Column

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's recent Wall Street Journal op-ed on health care which argues against President Obama's health reform proposals has cause...

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The Whole Foods Fight Over Health Care

nytimes.com | Eric Etheridge | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

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Of all the sideshows to the Great 2009 Health Care Debate, the Whole Foods boycott may take the prize as the most unexpected. Last Wednesday, John Ma...

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John Mackey as a Hero of Intellectual Integrity

Michael Strong | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business

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Michael Strong

The most annoying aspect of the partisan lynch mob of John Mackey is the claim that he is a "heartless CEO" when in actuality, he is loving, generous and a hero of intellectual integrity.

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Don't Hate Whole Foods Because of Health Care...

Aemilia Scott | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

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Aemilia Scott

I've got news for you: Whole Foods is lame. It's been lame for a long while now.

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Why I Ain't About to Boycott Whole Foods

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green

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Waylon Lewis

I, for one, am not going to boycott Whole Foods. I'm not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's Utterly Disappointing Worldview

Ethan Nichtern | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green

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Ethan Nichtern

The world view on display in Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's op-ed is one of selfish individualism, mistrust for the very notion representative government, and continued support for a profit system on anabolic steroids.

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Half-Assed From Whole Foods

Ellis Weiner | Posted 09.14.2009 | Business

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Ellis Weiner

If you secretly felt that you "should" really shop at Whole Foods, because they're "whole" and they're "foods," you now have a reason to go elsewhere--both for food, and for arguments about health care.

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Why I'm Done with Whole Foods

Ben Wyskida | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

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Ben Wyskida

Being inside Whole Foods comforts me, and I'm susceptible to the (false) idea that just by shopping there, whatever I buy, I'll be healthier.

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Whole Foods CEO: "The Whole Foods Alternative To ObamaCare" -- Just Eat Whole Foods!

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey penned an op-ed on health care reform in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal in which he pressed, amidst more standard conservat...

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Whole Foods Boss: We "Sell A Bunch Of junk"

The Guardian | Mark Tran | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green

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When Whole Foods arrived in the UK two years ago it was hailed as a mecca for those determined to follow a healthy diet. But today the struggling US s...

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Is Whole Foods Market Just Another Evil Corporation?

Christiana Wyly | Posted 06.28.2009 | New York

Read More: John Mackey, Whole Foods, Animal Compassion Foundation, Conscious-Capitalism, Unions, Whole Planet Foundation, Wal-Mart, Alternet, Green Business, New York News
Christiana Wyly

Whether history decides that WFM's stance against unions is wise or misguided, this single issue hardly outweighs the tremendous good that it has done for the culture of sustainability.

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How To Find The Thrill In Your Business

Roy Spence and Haley Rushing | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living

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Roy Spence and Haley Rushing

Companies with a purpose have a way of seeing a need in the marketplace and conceiving of a never-before-thought-of solution to meet that need.

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How The New Whole Foods Market In Venice Has Lured Me To Shop More By Creating An Irresistible Eco Destination Of Adult Entertainment In The Hood

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living

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Stacie Krajchir

It's a bonafide social scene bursting at the seams.

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