Ben & Jerry’s Radical Co-Founder Quits After Unilever Muzzles His Leftist Activism

Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s and longtime champion of the brand’s radical left-wing activism, resigned this week, accusing parent company Unilever of silencing its “values-driven” voice. In a rambling and deeply ideological farewell letter shared on X by his longtime business partner Ben Cohen, Greenfield portrayed himself as a martyr of corporate censorship, lamenting that Ben & Jerry’s could no longer act as a megaphone for leftist causes. Greenfield, who helped turn an ice cream brand into a vehicle for radical leftist politics, claimed he was stepping down...