Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/150770/wal-mart%27s_weakness%3A_is_the_behemoth_in_trouble/ Tough economic times, frugal shoppers and angry employees are making the giant chain flail. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The American Prospect -31d3c9c81e6b0aaf9c0c178e762a7019 http://www.alternet.org/story/140600/higher_education_should_be_free_--_and_we_need_a_movement_to_make_it_so/ Why not take the meritocratic promise of this country at face value and try to make it real? Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -7753e15a726cfc917086a0f19a8b2bea http://www.alternet.org/story/55719/labor_head_andy_stern_has_some_unusual_corporate_bedfellows/ SEIU President Andy Stern heads one of the strongest unions in the country, yet he's stood on stage to campaign with anti-union CEOs like Wal-Mart's Lee Scott. Why is he so cozy with corporations? Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -63c4a8caf1a16be4b189176227ae3781 http://www.alternet.org/story/52146/workers_of_the_world_unite_against_starbucks/ When you pay $4 for a cup of coffee-flavored foamy milk at Starbucks, part of what you're buying is an illusion of environmental responsibility. How they treat their workers is a different story. Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -b2a48b2f9e6e0736337e9f224456a6a2 http://www.alternet.org/story/41008/is_wal-mart_big_green_or_big_mean/ Wal-Mart wants to bring organic food to the masses, but the retail giant's aggressive ways could end up doing more harm than good. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -15c6369f9515408a0b55f7237d6717c3 http://www.alternet.org/story/28882/is_wal-mart_really_going_green/ The mega-retailer has announced a slew of environmentally friendly policies. Is this an honest attempt at change or just more greenwashing from the Biggest Box of Them All? Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:01 PST Liza Featherstone, Grist.org -48c1c1cfe38d8291bb6b2f09319c58df http://www.alternet.org/story/27890/on_the_wal-mart_money_trail/ An investigation into the Walton family's charitable donations shows a pattern of giving that appears intended to support the best interest of Wal-Mart. Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:00:01 PST Liza Featherstone, The Nation -0fe044bad66866c2a880e6d7cb4a045a http://www.alternet.org/story/25546/wal-mart%27s_image_rescue/ After Katrina, Wal-Mart sent truckloads of water and emergency supplies. A business capable of operating so humanely should do so every day -- not just in a disaster. Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -7afc2a63b4035420cd8d0822284f538a http://www.alternet.org/story/24927/the_ten_worst_jobs_in_america/ Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be poultry processors -- or any of the other dangerous, difficult, smelly, low-paying jobs on this list. Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, AlterNet -b46825e256dea79fb588e5455ed7fe58 http://www.alternet.org/story/25278/the_other_side_of_the_big_easy/ Katrina has exposed decades of benign neglect, racism, and environmental injustice that can't be prettified with crawfish étouffé. Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, Grist.org -28144c5d22c74864cee1b3eedbce3c85 http://www.alternet.org/story/23839/e-raced/ The Bush administration's new environmental justice plan ignores the fact that racial minorities are more affected by environmental problems -- like pollution-related asthma -- than others. Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, Grist.org -cf7c9eb42e65dd3d4801d9b1bcb7f6a2 http://www.alternet.org/story/23220/wal-mart_has_no_plan_b/ Wal-Mart continues to keep Plan B, the "morning-after pill," off its shelves. The megastore's policy, catering to its rural base, complicates its pursuit of new markets. Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, Women's eNews -2a280dacaf20368422ae235bd3bb4a9c http://www.alternet.org/story/22093/wal-mart_wiggles_around_worker_health/ If Wal-Mart doesn't want to provide decent health insurance for its workers, maybe the company should lobby for national health insurance. Thu, 26 May 2005 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -8d37be25170778cefa6d23801922dc97 http://www.alternet.org/story/21482/race_to_the_bottom/ Padding opponents' bank accounts and exploiting racial tensions are among Wal-Mart's new and improved tactics; but they wouldn't work if communities didn't have tensions to exploit. Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:00:01 PST Liza Featherstone, The Nation -b80d1ec3ddec44d03ab7b4d32a6ae480 http://www.alternet.org/story/20808/down_and_out_in_discount_america/ To effectively battle corporate criminals like Wal-Mart, the public must be engaged as citizens, not merely as shoppers. Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:00:01 PST Liza Featherstone, The Nation -b9cc29ff23a908aaf7f741dabbe5b0f6 http://www.alternet.org/story/18965/will_labor_take_the_wal-mart_challenge/ Wal-Mart has profoundly altered labor politics, deploying ever more creative and ruthless tactics to suppress the right to organize while driving down wages and benefits in the retail industry and beyond. Thu, 17 Jun 2004 00:00:01 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -cb7f08e109f0b2bfa5e7e2d1233fa6d6 http://www.alternet.org/story/15196/report_from_new_york/ Despite police blockades, New York City on Saturday was one enormous, intoxicating, unpredictable protest march drawing well over one million people to the streets. Sun, 16 Feb 2003 00:00:00 PST Liza Featherstone, AlterNet -973cf0f1e5cb6a86bcc5a188d698a7bc http://www.alternet.org/story/15189/mighty_in_pink/ Code Pink is riding a clever new wave of creative and memorable feminist antiwar activism. Fri, 14 Feb 2003 00:00:00 PST Liza Featherstone, The Nation -a72805672a5c12f86c22eb67eb8bf7b8 http://www.alternet.org/story/14683/wal-mart%27s_female_trouble/ Wal-Mart's business practices may be leading to a new kind of globally sanctioned gender discrimination. Tue, 03 Dec 2002 00:00:00 PST Liza Featherstone, The Nation -c71c14199fd7d86b0be2a0d4ee4c738f http://www.alternet.org/story/14613/thanks_for_shopping_at_wal-mart_--_not/ The UFCW's Day of Action against Wal-Mart shone a spotlight on the company's unfair labor practices and union-busting ways. Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:00:00 PST Liza Featherstone, The Nation -254fa7691a1ca09ccdceaf216a7afc13 http://www.alternet.org/story/14287/peace_gets_a_chance/ A nascent U.S. peace movement has been gathering momentum, as activists make an effort to transcend their divisions and reach mainstream Americans. Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:00:00 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -c2d6b7f8db832c0be60251cf412e35c5 http://www.alternet.org/story/12594/welfare_moms_go_to_washington/ 2,000 welfare recipients and supporters gathered in the nation's capital on Tuesday, for a rally sponsored by the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support. Mon, 11 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST Liza Featherstone, The Nation -0dce20892f775d8953c42e4a49978e38 http://www.alternet.org/story/12543/faking_it%3A_sex%2C_lies%2C_and_women%27s_magazines/ How can women's magazines run scrupulously reported and fact-checked articles on such subjects as breast cancer and women in Afghanistan, but tell complete lies in articles about sex? Mon, 04 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST Liza Featherstone, Columbia Journalism Review -f2d7e2fc28ededdf63c1684a3b6d0c5f http://www.alternet.org/story/11759/operation_enduring_protest/ Demonstrators gathered at points across the globe to protest the bombing of Afghanistan. 20,000 in London, 15,000 in Berlin, 10,000 in San Francisco... Fri, 19 Oct 2001 00:00:00 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -25926f529e257cfd6ee8ba86fd76cfe9 http://www.alternet.org/story/9987/the_student_movement_comes_of_age/ Many students are used to being repeatedly shut down in their efforts. But many are finding, after years of effort to organize, that they are finally being listened to on a national scale. In this article, Liza Featherstone points to the recent Sodexho Marriott boycotts, the Students Against Sweatshops, the newly formed Worker Rights Consortium, and other significant steps in student-led fights for equality. Featherstone also suggests a need for more activism that links global concerns with class and race issues here at home. Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:00:00 PDT Liza Featherstone, The Nation -d4fcc05bd8205c41fbe4f2645bf0c6b8