Harry Hanbury, AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. April 7, 2009. The credit card lobby is finding itself on the defensive, and turning out in force to oppose legislation from Congress.
Dennis Chin, Movement Vision Lab AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. January 9, 2008. This Movement Vision Lab film follows one woman on a shopping quest — as we learn about the consequences at every turn.
Jim Hightower, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. December 15, 2007. Their shopping list is filled with requests for the Bushites to rig regulatory rules to benefit their industries.
Jim Hightower, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. November 27, 2007. We are not powerless consumers. We're sovereign citizens who can send a potent message to corporate profiteers by voting with our dollars. So...do it!
Tara Lohan, AlterNet: PEEK. September 12, 2007. Tara Lohan: The retail giant wants to get on the popular eco-bandwagon, but Wal-Mart Watch won't let 'em.
Stacy Mitchell, Grist.org. April 2, 2007. Wal-Mart's commitments to become more energy efficient are not without substance, but what can't be ignored is that big-box retailing is intrinsically unsustainable.
Stacy Mitchell, AlterNet. December 7, 2006. A growing number of communities are fighting back against the rising power of large retail stores like Wal-Mart. But real change won't come until we stop thinking of ourselves as consumers and start thinking of ourselves as engaged citizens.