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Green Business and "Compliance"...The Government is the Least of Your Worries...

Andrew Winston | Posted 09.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Bank of America, Target, Regulations, Wal-Mart, Environment, Bpa, Green Business, Toys "R" Us, Diesel Vehicles, Lead in Toys, Home Depot, Phthalates, Sears, Compliance, Green News
Andrew Winston

Most execs certainly see the need to do more than what the government is asking. And many forces are coming to bear on companies, making green a profitable (not optional) path.

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Sarah Palin - Devil With The Blue Vest On

Ron Galloway | Posted 09.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wal-Mart, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Walmart Voting, Obama Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Voters, Politics News
Ron Galloway

In this election, "Wal-Mart voters" seem to be the new soccer Moms. Everyday Americans shop at Wal-Mart. They understand it. They understand Sarah Palin; hunter, angler, Mom of 5.

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Wal-Mart Not Crying Over Spilt Milk

Al Norman | Posted 08.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Competition, Gas, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Milk, New Hampshire, Predatory Pricing, Below Cost Pricing, Wal-Mart, Home News
Al Norman

Puerto Rico Warns: Raise Your Prices! By Al Norman It must sound strange to American consumers to hear that the government of Puerto Rico this week ...

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"Girls Rock" Theme Rings in the New School Year

Alyssa Best | Posted 08.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Rock N' Roll, Miley Cyrus, Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, Guitar, Wal-Mart, Rock 'N' Roll Camp for Girls, Self-Esteem Issues, Girls Leadership, Hannah Montana, Girls, Girls Rock, Girls Rock! DC, Living News
Alyssa Best

As a child, I loved the month of August--not for the waning weeks of summer vacation--but because it meant the start of a new school year was just aro...

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Wal-Mart Plays Fear Factor and Workers Lose

James P. Hoffa | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: United Food and Commercial Workers, Federal Election Commission, Employee Free Choice Act, Vlad the Impaler, Texas, Canada, Teamsters, Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart, Fec, Politics News
James P. Hoffa

In an effort to push their anti-worker agenda, the corporate behemoth has begun herding its employees into mandatory meetings where the topic is simple and clear -- vote Republican, or else.

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Is America Made in China?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 08.13.2008 | Business

Read More: China Products, Chinese Imports, Trade, Wal-Mart, Economy, China, Business News
John W. Whitehead

If China has anyone to thank for its economic ascendancy, it's American corporations like Wal-Mart and American consumers like you and me.

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Time To Investigate Wal-Mart's Anti-Democrat Electioneering

Michael Whitney | Posted 08.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Wal-Mart Labor, Wal-Mart Afl Cio, Wal-Mart Unions, Federal Election Commission, Wal-Mart Workers Voting, Wal-Mart Electioneering, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Federal Election Commission, Home News
Michael Whitney

Worker-rights advocacy groups including American Rights at Work and the AFL-CIO are filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission asking for an investigation of Wal-Mart.

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Carol Shea-Porter Under Attack By Republican Front Organization, Freedom's Watch

Howie Klein | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Freedom's Watch, Carol Shea-Porter, Wal-Mart, Jeb Bradley, New Hampshire, Culture of Corruption, Bribery, Big Oil, Politics News
Howie Klein

Carol's voting record is in the interests of her constituents. Period. She doesn't have millions of dollars in corporate money hanging over her head as an incentive -- or a threat -- to vote for special deals for corporations.

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NPR Misses Real Story, Plants Wrong Seeds

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 08.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Genetic Modification, NPR Morning Edition, Ecology, Latin America, Food Crisis, World Hunger, Npr, Sustainable Agriculture, Food, India, Green Living, Food Prices, Wal-Mart, Monsanto, Green News
Frances Moore Lappe

NPR chose to reinforce the myth that the only hope for poor rural people is dependency on concentrated economic power when, all over the world, poor farmers are discovering their own power.

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America's Middle Class Needs Right to Bargain, Secure Contracts -- Like CEOs Have

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Smithfield Foods, United Food and Commercial Workers, Wal-Mart, Employee Freedom Action Committee, Economy, Human Rights Watch, Employee Free Choice Act, Rick Berman, Middle Class, Free Trade, Usw, Medicaid, United Steelworkers, Walton Family, National Labor Relations Board, Global Corporations, Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, Tobacco Lobbyist, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Kosher, Minimum Wage, Union Busters, Lance Compa, Health Insurance, Meatpacking, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, Union, Undocumented, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

When uninsured Wal-Mart workers get sick, American taxpayers foot the bill. They pay for coverage through Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor. That's what the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, banks on.

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Wal-Mart's Anti-Union Threats Lead to Backlash, Call for Federal Probe

Art Levine | Posted 08.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Anti-Union, Union-Busting, Wal-Mart, SEIU., Employee Free Choice Act, Business News
Art Levine

Wal-Mart may have inadvertently done workers a big favor with its threats that a Democratic victory in November could lead to passage of a new law making organizing unions easier.

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The Wal-Mart Dictatorship: Vote McCain or Else?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Walmart, John McCain, Republicans, Vote, Democrats, November Election, Barack Obama, Union, Wal-Mart Unions, Wal-Mart, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

To what degree the warnings were issued is not confirmed, but many Wal-Mart employees anonymously have said that the company's message is quite clear: "a vote for Obama could mean a loss of jobs."

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First Wal-Mart Union Begins In China

Raw Story | Andrew McLemore | Posted 08.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Wal-Mart Unions China, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart China Unionization, China, Wal-Mart Unions, Business News

The first Wal-Mart trade union in China was formed after the company bowed to government demands for organized labor in its stores, The New York Times...

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Wal-Mart Never Saw it Coming

Ron Galloway | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Barack Obama, Wal-Mart, Walmart Unions, Wal-Mart Obama, Unions, Wall Street Journal, Business News
Ron Galloway

Wal-Mart held meetings explaining why an Obama victory might lead to unions organizing more easily. But are they aware that Buffy Wicks, the designer of Obama's grassroots campaign, used to work for Wake Up Wal-Mart?

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Wal-Mart and Cintas Campaign Against Pro-worker Legislation

Elana Levin | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Labor, Populism, Employee Free Choice Act, Income Inequality, Corporate America, Corporations, Chamber of Commerce, Organized Labor, Policy, Unions, Labor Unions, Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart, Business News
Elana Levin

Wal-Mart and Cintas are fighting to stop legislation which would help protect workers who want to unionize.

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Why Are Democrats Taking Money From Wal-Mart?

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, 2008 Elections, Efca, Labor, Lobbying, Wal-Mart, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

Where does a politician, or a political party, draw the line in the willingness to sacrifice principles for a few bucks? When we talk about the nee...

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43 Presidents Vs. Wal-Mart

Al Norman | Posted 07.31.2008 | Business

Read More: 43 Concrete Heads, F.D.R., Easter Island, Colonial Williamsburg, Wal-Mart, Ferry Farm, George W. Bush, Business News
Al Norman

Wal-Mart has its eye on Presidents Park, a Virignia tourist attraction with busts of all 43 presidents. If the retailer filibusters long enough, the presidents assembled may have to find new digs.

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Why No 'Save our Happy Meals' Campaign?

Max Keiser | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Starbucks, Coca-Cola, McDonadl's, Wal-Mart, Dubai, Dick Cheney, Business News
Max Keiser

Starbucks and McDonald's are becoming like Louis Vuitton and Gucci in America, luxury brands that only those who are not poisoned with toxic dollars in their pocket can afford.

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Obama, McCain, Sure...But Real Debate At NAACP Was About Wal-Mart

Al Norman | Posted 07.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Target, Unfair Labor Practices, Wal-Mart, Dillard's, Obama, Mccain, JC Penney, Naacp, Equal Pay, Kohls, Business News
Al Norman

More than 1,300 delegates to the NAACP Convention were warmed up by Barack Obama and John McCain speeches -- but the real heat in Cincinnati came during a debate over Wal-Mart.

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Wal-Mart's Wages Increase in China, Rollback in US

David Nassar | Posted 07.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Walton, Wages, Economy, Schip, Medicaid, China, Wal-Mart, Labor, Minimum Wage, Walmart Equality, Etic, Business News
David Nassar

Instead of perpetuating a cycle of poverty among its workers, it's time Wal-Mart consider a meaningful wage increase for its U.S. employees who are struggling to make ends.

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In a Blog Age: The Enduring Power of the Handwritten Word

Lily Koppel | Posted 07.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Blogs, Florence Wolfson, The Red Leather Diary, Lily Koppel Ny Times, Red Leather Diary Lily Koppel, Barnes and Noble, Facebook, Denver, Journal, Tristine Rainer, Anais Nin, Michael Blumenthal, The Power of Writing Journal Conference, Diary, Kathleen Adams, Christina Baldwin, Wal-Mart, Hallmark, Barnes & Noble, Moleskine, Filofax, Media News
Lily Koppel

In our era where every life is made public through email, blogs and Facebook, one of the greatest oddities may be that there is not a livelier discussion about the individual's basic need for a more private space.

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Is Greener Packaging Worth a Little Spilled Milk?

Collin Dunn | Posted 07.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Wal-Mart Environmentalism, Sam's Club, Fuel Efficiency, Wal-Mart, Green News
Collin Dunn

The Wal-Mart/Sam's Club new square milk jug is designed to improve space efficiency, reduce waste, and cut costs -- but are proving tricky for some customers, who are having trouble pouring the milk without spilling some of it.

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Wal-Mart Goes Local ... So?

Isabel Cowles | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Local Produce, Sustainability, Walmart, Wal-Mart Sustainability, Wal-Mart, Green News
Isabel Cowles

Wal-Mart is giving local farmers an audience again: by bringing this food into a space where the public shops, its stores will make local produce visible, accessible and affordable.

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Wal-Mart Stores To Source More Local Produce

Green Biz | GreenBiz Staff | Posted 07.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Wal-Mart Green, Eating Locally, Walmart, Wal-Mart Sustainability, Local Farmers, Wal-Mart, Green News

In a bid to offset the rising cost of fuel, Wal-Mart plans to expand its offerings of fresh fruits and vegetables grown and shipped from local farms a...

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Wal-Mart Kicks an Injured Cop When He is Down

David Nassar | Posted 07.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Tyson's, Health Care, Wal-Mart, Deborah Shank, Arkansas, Jimmy Singleton, Target Corp, Harris, Communications Consulting Worldwide, Lee Scott, Walmart Ceo Lee Scott, Health Benefits, Business News
David Nassar

Wal-Mart now seems determined to keep disability benefits from all Americans, not merely its own employees.

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