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.