Ben Cohen
@yobencohen.bsky.social
Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry's Leader of Up In Arms- upinarms.com #FreeBenandJerrys - https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-magnum-destroy-ben-jerrys
Ben and Sully turned $40 trillion of federal debt into something you can actually see. War. Tax cuts. Deficit spending. Interest. And the opportunities we gave up along the way. Every cup tells part of the story.
I'm speaking up because Ben & Jerry’s big ice cream corporate parent, Magnum, refuses to let the company call out the President by name, even as his unchecked immigration enforcement tears apart their home community and disrupts the very industry they’re in. #FreeBenandJerrys LINK BELOW.
Join me for Hippies in the Boardroom, Mon 9/14 at 7pm at BKLYN STUDIOS, in Brooklyn, NY. Learn how radical business practices from the 70's and 80's have shaped modern business culture. I'll be joined by Sarah Yoo, Jeffrey Hollender and Randy Goldberg (moderated by Jay Coen Gilbert).
HELP FREE BEN & JERRY'S! Donate the price of a pint ($8 USD) to help defend Ben & Jerry's independence and social mission.
Ben & Jerry's announced today that they are welcoming three independent directors to A NEUTERED board. The appointments are illegal. For Unilever/Magnum, it's future proofing the long term destruction of Ben & Jerry’s brand, ice cream quality, and progressive social activism. #FreeBenandJerrys
Magnum/Unilever tried to argue that only Magnum/Unilever could sue Magnum/Unilever. That's absurd. And a judge just sided with BNJ's independent board, allowing their case to proceed. #freebenandjerrys
Another reading from the Free Ben & Jerry's Poet Society: Beware the smiling Magnum Monster - I hate to say it but you've gone all Trumpy. Enough, enough, enough of this sickness, sell Ben & Jerry's and get on with your business. #FreeBenandJerrys
Kareena Kapoor Khan has represented Unilever/Magnum for more than a decade. She has also used her platform to condemn the violence committed against Palestinian children.
Don't let Ben & Jerry's become "frozen mush". Sign the petition, invite 3 friends, and help make the mission impossible to ignore. #FreeBenandJerrys
When Unilever acquired Ben & Jerry’s in 2000, protecting the company’s social mission wasn’t supposed to be symbolic. It was built into how the company would operate. Listen to what Ron Soiefer, Unilever’s lead counsel, said during the acquisition. #freebenandjerrys
Charli XCX and Bella Hadid have been outspoken when their values are at stake. We are asking them to use their platforms to demand Magnum stops silencing Ben & Jerry's from speaking out on Gaza.
Businesses have power. You can use that power for profit or to make the world a better place. What we realized at Ben & Jerry’s is they’re mutually reinforcing. #FreeBenandJerrys
Another reading from the Free Ben & Jerry's Poet Society. BEWARE the Menacing Magnum Monster!! Let Ben & Jerry's be independent, joyful and free. To fight for justice and equality! #freebenandjerrys
This is what Magnum does to an ice cream brand when it doesn’t have an independent board to defend it. #freebenandjerrys
A first reading from the Free Ben & Jerry's Poet Society. Keep buying Ben & Jerry's to stay cool this summer. #FreeBenandJerrys
The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation says it will shut down at the end of the year after its corporate parent cut off funding and evicted its three staffers Wednesday.
"Since WWII, the U.S. has won one war (the first Gulf War), lost four (Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran) and tied one (Korea) ... despite having a military budget larger than the next eight countries combined" eisenhowermedianetwork.substack.com/p/a-budget-o... MG Dennis Laich, US Army (ret)
A Budget of the Pentagon, By the Congress and For the War Profiteers
America's Dilemma at 250
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They own over 100 brands. They know how to manage all of them except one,” he said. “All of their other brands have no social mission. They have no heart. They have no soul, and you know that’s fine. They know how to manage those brands.” #freebenandjerrys
Today, Magnum ordered the @benandjerrysfoundation out of its own corporate office.
Wondering what’s been going on with Ben & Jerry’s and the Magnum Corporation? They’re illegally dismantling the independent board, they are preventing them from speaking out about Gaza, Trump and more. We’re asking them to sell to a group of social investors that support the values.
It’s ice cream season and I thought I’d bust out a little tune for you all. I’m still buying and supporting Ben & Jerry’s, btw. You should, too. #FreeBenandJerrys
Freedom of the Press shapes our democracy. When journalists pursue truth, we all benefit. Freedom of Speech belongs to all of us. Use it to question, to push back, to lift each other up. Defend Freedom of Assembly. When we gather, we shape what comes next. #ArtForFreedom
In honor of Juneteenth, I’m sharing @benandjerrys “Dismantle White Supremacy” post from 2020. We need more statements like this in 2026. Silence is NOT an option. The full post is available at the link below: www.benjerry.com/about-us/med...
My top 5 horror movies: Trump's $1.5 trillion war budget The Magnum Ice Cream Corporation occupying Ben & Jerry's Ben & Jerry's muzzled social mission Money for war, but not the poor Not Enough Chunks and Swirls #freebenandjerrys
I joined BBC’s Amol Rajan for an episode of the Radical podcast. We chatted about whether ethics is more important to business success than a good product, and more. Link below for the full episode