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Is Your Stuff Falling Apart? Thank Wal-Mart

Stacy Mitchell, Grist.org. May 1, 2012.

Wal-Mart's cheap stuff is hugely costly - right where it matters most.

What Are We Really Eating? Reporter Goes Undercover to Reveal the Real Story of Our Broken Food System

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

Tracie McMillan talks about her new book and how she went undercover as a farmhand and worker at Walmart and Applebee's.

Wal-Mart Warehouse Workers Move Ahead in Fight for Justice

David Moberg, In These Times. February 5, 2012.

Warehouse workers in two distribution centers fight back against mass layoffs, threats, wage theft, and awful working conditions--and win support from a judge.

Wage Theft at Wal-Mart Warehouses? Fourth Lawsuit in Two Years Filed on Behalf of Underpaid Workers

Kari Lydersen, In These Times. November 27, 2011.

Warehouse workers at a subcontractor for the country's largest retailer were paid less than minimum wage in some cases for their labor.

Wal-Mart's Women Workers Still Face Unfair Treatment, Low Wages, Struggle For Better Conditions

Candice Bernd, In These Times. July 15, 2011.

Despite a loss at the Supreme Court, Wal-Mart workers continue to fight for better treatment and equality for women in the workplace.

Martori Farms: Abusive Conditions at a Key Wal-Mart Supplier

Victoria Law, TruthOut.org. July 1, 2011.

The prison has sent women to work on the farms regardless of their medical conditions.

Beyond the Supreme Court: Other Strategies Needed to Fight Discrimination at Wal-Mart (and Other Corporations)

Rinku Sen, Colorlines.com. June 21, 2011.

The real lesson from the Wal-Mart decision is that Americans can’t rely on courts alone to check all forms of bias, especially the kinds that don’t require explicit direction.

No Dirty Gold: This Valentine's Day, Say No to Gold That's Mined at the Expense of the Environment and Workers

Payal Sampat, Scott Cardiff, AlterNet. February 11, 2011.

Communities affected by mining deserve meaningful changes that improve real conditions on the ground.

Make Up for 8 Year Olds? Walmart's Newest Money Maker

Sara Ost, EcoSalon. February 10, 2011.

In the great American spirit of seizing every opportunity because it's there, a company has partnered with Walmart to bring us a new cosmetics line for tweens.

Walmart Announces Plan to Help Americans Eat Better -- Are We Doomed or Saved?

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. January 28, 2011.

Before you jump off to Walmart bashing, let's give this a little thought.

Walmart's Human Rights- and Eco-Friendly Jewelry Line Is Neither

Rachel Cernansky, TreeHugger. January 7, 2011.

An investigation in Bolivia, where some of the factories are located, reports that the reality on the ground doesn't quite match up to Walmart's claims.

Meet Your New Neighborhood Food Market: A $400-billion-a-year Retail Behemoth

Jim Hightower, Other Words. December 6, 2010.

With two million employees laboring in 8,500 stores spread around the globe, somehow Walmart is trying to put on a "local" mask.

Walmart Jumps on the Local Food Bandwagon -- Is This a Blessing or a Curse?

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. October 21, 2010.

It may seem out of character for Walmart to act as an agent for positive change, but the only thing really out of character would be to knowingly undermine its bottom line.

How the Top 5 Supermarkets Waste Food

Tina Mather, AlterNet. April 18, 2010.

In a nation where millions go hungry, some of the food supermarkets throw out could feed people in need. But not every grocery chain cares.

Death by Shoppers -- Haunted by Wal-Mart

Rene Ciria-Cruz, New America Media. December 10, 2008.

Perhaps we need a big public health campaign to start curbing uncontrolled shopping.

Wal-Mart Shoppers Trample and Kill Employee Jdimytai Damour, Keep Shopping

Baratunde Thurston, Jack & Jill Politics. December 1, 2008.

A failure of values at the largest and smallest scales of society.

SEIU Head Andy Stern Knows How to Restore America's Middle Class

Robert Greenwald, Meet the Bloggers. September 13, 2008.

From this week's Meet the Bloggers.

What's Wal-Mart So Afraid of? Four words: Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. September 12, 2008.

Watch Brave New Films' latest video on EFCA.

Wal-Mart: Political Bully

Brave New Films, American News Project. August 14, 2008.

Shoppers respond to allegations of Wal-Mart's anti-union electioneering.

Tell the FEC to Investigate Wal-Mart for Electioneering

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. August 12, 2008.

Putting an end to Wal-Mart's anti-union tactics.

Wal-Mart's Desperate War Against Unionization

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. August 2, 2008.

Mega corporation caught swaying workers' political beliefs.

Wall-E's Wal-Mart Robot Conspiracy Exposed

Brave New Films, Brave New Films. July 1, 2008.

The Wall-E theory of humanity.

Wal-Mart for President?

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. April 11, 2008.

How are Clinton's Wal-Mart ties eluding us?

Glenn Beck Claims Wal-Mart Made a "Deal With Terrorists" by Ending Its Lawsuit Against a Brain Damaged Employee

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. April 3, 2008.

The corporation was under no obligation whatsoever to sue the Shanks. It was a discretionary choice.

Olbermann Wages a "Nightly, Indefinite" War Against Wal-Mart for Suing Brain Damaged Employee

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. April 2, 2008.

Keith Olbermann says he will keep reminding people of “what they’re supporting when they go to Wal-Mart.

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