Episode 38: Josh Davis on Activist Business in the 1960s and 1970s

Before Amazon bought Whole Foods, the shopping chain got its start as an activist business more focused on politics than profits. Join us to discuss the rise and fall of activist small business in last third of the twentieth century.

Check out the episode here!

Joshua Clark Davis is Assistant Professor of Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist EntrepreneursYou can read more about his work here.

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