Wal-Mart's plan to build
a large store in a small town is the backdrop
for this sharp-edged docu-comedy. All goes
well for the corporate giant until an 11th
hour citizens' rebellion resists the lure
of low prices to reveal another side of the
bargain--a side which paves over open land,
annihilates Main Street businesses, and rolls
back wages. The story goes still deeper--following,
over a period of seven years, Greenfield
decision contrasted with a town 20 miles
away which welcomes the corporation. The
results of decisions made years earlier are
clearly documented. Made by an award-winning
filmmaker, Steve Alves, who fought in his
town's internationally recognized battle
against Wal-Mart. Personal and incisive,
Talking to the Wall examines the issue of
big box chain stores, and citizens unwittingly
turned into a nation of consumers, with humor
and depth. This multi-award winning movie
has inspired numerous groups to learn how
to organize and defeat Wal-Mart.
Visit
the Talking to the Wall website.
How Wal-Mart Bullies Its Way Into Communities
Across America (From the Wal-Mart Watch
Organization)
As the world’s largest corporation, Wal-Mart
behaves shamelessly in the way it forces itself
on American communities. Its aggressive bullying
of American communities occurs because Wal-Mart’s
growth is central to its business model; it
has to grow to sustain its profits, $10 billion
in 2004 alone. Analysts have noted that Wal-Mart’s
growth efforts are nothing short of a "massive
undertaking."
Read the Report (this
pdf document is 2.7 mb, broadband connection
is encouraged)
ILLINOIS -- Wal-Mart will pay $80,000
in fines to the state and Lake County,
according to an agreement reached this
week over damage to a lake in Antioch.
( Read
more)
The Wal-Mart Effect : How the World's Most
Powerful Company Really Works--and How
It's Transforming the American Economy.
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more)
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