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This Lawsuit Threatens To End Walmart’s Exploitative Ways
Last week President Obama urged businesses to “give America a raise.” But even if the minimum wage were raised, it wouldn’t necessarily help a huge class of low-wage employees. That’s because firms like Walmart don’t directly employ the workers hauling or selling their goods. [...] Read More »
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Trafficked Into Slavery On Thai Trawlers To Catch Food For Prawns
The Thai fishing industry is built on slavery, with men often beaten, tortured and sometimes killed - all to catch 'trash fish' to feed the cheap farmed prawns sold in the west Read More »
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Wal-Mart: An Economic Cancer On Our Cities
In Asheville, N.C., a dense downtown generated jobs and tax revenue and restored the city's soul Read More »
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Walmart Is Seeing Its Biggest Black Friday Protests Ever Today
Black Friday is best known as the day when big-box retailers rake in money, but it has also become a time for some of their employees to demand a share of the proceeds. At Walmart, this year's Black Friday protests will be the widest-reaching ever, organizers say, with pickets and strikes planned at 1600 stores in 49 states to remind shoppers that the people serving them often can't afford to feed themselves...
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‘Field To Market’ Program Is Not Sustainable: It’s Big Ag’s Latest Lie
For those individuals interested in healthy living and a healthier planet, ears perk up at words like “sustainable agriculture.” A program named “Field to Market” conjures visions of a local food economy—small-scale bucolic farming in truly sustainable fashion—not corporations posturing towards global processed food empires. But that’s exactly what the program is. Read More »
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