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Documents and sponsors performance art ritual during which a group gathers and silently pushes empty carts through the aisles of a superstore.

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Whirl-Mart Ritual Resistance Whirl-Mart Ritual Resistance is a participatory experiment. It is art and action. It came into being in 2001 as a response to Adbusters magazineâ€™s call for foolish action on the first of April. What began as a single happening in Troy, NY has over the course of a year
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Date Added: May 24, 2010 Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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2. NPR : The Marketplace Report: Breaking Wal-Mart's Toy Grip

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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Marketplace New York bureau chief Bob Moon about recent trends in the toy industry. Some toy makers are negotiating exclusive sales deals with retailers such as Toys-R-Us to break the low-price grip of Wal-Mart.
Also heard on NPR stations: The Marketplace Report: Breaking Wal-Mart's Toy Grip NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Marketplace New York bureau chief Bob Moon about recent trends in the toy industry. Some toy makers are negotiating exclusive sales deals with retailers such as Toys-R-Us to break the

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3. NPR : The Power of Wal-Mart

Last week, voters in a California community said no to a superstore in their neighborhood. Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to review the pros and cons of Wal-Mart and what it all means for the retailer's future. [48-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast]

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Wal-Mart prices are hard to beat at the checkout line, but the ballot box is another matter. Last week, voters in a California community said no to a superstore in their neighborhood. Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to review the pros and cons of Wal-Mart and what it all means for the retailer's future. Guests: Dan Mihalopoulos *A City Hall reporter for The Chicago Tribune Abigail Goldman *Business reporter for the Los Angeles Times Jerry Useem *Senior writer for Fortune magazine *Written extensively on Wal-Mart Evelyn Iritani*International business reporter for the Los Angeles Times *One of the four writers on the Wal-Mart series that won the Pulitzer, the same series also won this year's George Polk Award
Also heard on NPR stations: Wal-Mart prices are hard to beat at the checkout line, but the ballot box is another matter. Last week, voters in a California community said no to a superstore in their neighborhood. Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to review the pros and cons of Wal-Mart and what

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4. Frontline on PBS : Is Wal-Mart Good For America?

While some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving an overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods. [Streaming video available to view the hour-long TV report]

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FRONTLINE offers two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, where the local TV manufacturing plant has closed down; the other--a sea of high rises in the South China boomtown of Shenzhen. The connection between American job losses and soaring Chinese exports? Wal-Mart. For Wal-Mart, China has become the cheapest, most reliable production platform in the world, the source of up to $25 billion in annual imports that help the company deliver everyday low prices to 100 million customers a week. But while some economists credit Wal-Mart"s single-minded focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living here at home.
Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Additional funding for "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" is provided by The Nathan Cummings Foundation. Is Wal-Mart Good for America? FRONTLINE offers two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio,

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5. Tell Wal-Mart Enough is Enough

An online petition demanding Wal-Mart to stop obstructing unionization activities, and closing stores when their workers decide to start a union there.

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Take Action: Tell Wal-Mart Enough is Enough Tell Wal-Mart Enough is Enough One after another the scandals emerge revealing Wal-Mart's ruthless campaign against workers' rights . When Wal-Mart employees attempt to stand up for themselves and try to form a union, they face threats, propaganda,
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6. Friends Of The Anclote River

A group of concerned citizens aiming to preserve the Anclote River in Florida, and opposing a 24-hour Wal-Mart Supercenter from opening there.

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To Friends Of The Anclote River Web Site . The Anclote River and surrounding areas are both scenic sites as well as a refuge for native wildlife in to see the site where the Wal-Mart will be located on the are dedicated to preserving the heritage of Tarpon Springs. The played a key role in the
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7. Boycott Wal-Mart

Opposition to Wal-Mart's overworking and underpaying garment workers in Bangladesh, under near slave-labor conditions and no overtime or benefits.

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decided to launch Boycott International in recognition of the power of individuals in situations where governments have chosen to, or are unable to, influence companies that exploit children and/or violate basic human rights of their workers. organizations such as the World Trade Organization
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8. Wake Up Wal-Mart

US-based group provides research, action steps, and resources for community-based efforts around worker rights, local development, and foreign trade policy. [English/Spanish]

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Help amend Walmart's sick day policy: Tell your friends about our campaign Become a leader for change Fight Wal-Mart in your community See how basic, common sense economic principles apply to America's largest private enterprise Walmart argued against the class-action status by claiming the
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9. People of Walmart

A photo collection of people that grace us with their presence at Walmart.

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