Walmart - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/walmart/?source=rss&aim=walmart en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT Will Bill's dough make trouble for Hillary? By Mark Benjamin Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/11/clinton_money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/11/clinton_money/index.html?source=rss Some big donors to the former president's philanthropy also donate to Hillary's campaign. His private fundraising could be costly to a next Clinton White House. Wal-Mart warning workers off Democrats By Alex Koppelman Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/01/wal_mart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/01/wal_mart/index.html?source=rss The chain has been holding mandatory briefings for some employees; "they were telling me how to vote," one says. Creepy panties for the 'tweens on your list By Lynn Harris Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/12/who_needs_credit_cards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/12/who_needs_credit_cards/index.html?source=rss It's hard out there for a Wal-Mart. The Wal-Mart effect on workers By Andrew Leonard Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/04/walmart_fishman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/04/walmart_fishman/index.html?source=rss A dissenting view on the retail giant's new plan to maximize efficiency. Wal-Mart goes green By Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/07/21/muckraker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/07/21/muckraker/index.html?source=rss The mega-chain is undergoing an extreme enviro makeover. Even Al Gore is on board. But will Wal-Mart keep its promises? Nude car washes, presidential vetoes and more By Catherine Price Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/nude_car_washes_and_more/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/nude_car_washes_and_more/index.html?source=rss It's a busy Friday. A women-friendly Wal-Mart? By Catherine Price Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/04/walmart_contraception/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/04/walmart_contraception/index.html?source=rss Wal-Mart puts its emergency contraception policy down on paper. Cheap labor vs. a worker's cooperative By Andrew Leonard Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/27/burley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/27/burley/index.html?source=rss The global economy and the Burley bike trailer Is Wal-Mart the solution for the unruly French? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2005/12/08/walmart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2005/12/08/walmart/index.html?source=rss An economist argues McJobs might stave off future riots. Wal-Mart's P.R. war By Liza Featherstone Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/02/walmart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/02/walmart/index.html?source=rss Activists against the behemoth think this is their year: Two new national campaigns, a critical upcoming documentary and more stores thwarted. But can they force America's largest private employer to change its ways? Women vs. Wal-Mart By Corrie Pikul Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/11/22/wal_mart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/11/22/wal_mart/index.html?source=rss Just in time for holiday shopping, a new book portrays the world's largest retailer as greedy, sanctimonious and grossly unfair to its female employees. The Wal-Mart supremacy By Sam Williams Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/20/walmart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/20/walmart/index.html?source=rss The giant retailer's introduction of RFID technology is forcing other supermarket chains to catch up. But fiddling with data may not be the best survival strategy in the Wal-Mart future. The Good Ol' Girls Club By Arianna Huffington Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/05/14/women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/05/14/women/index.html?source=rss Would corruption be less widespread if women ran corporate America? Don't mess with Wal-Mart By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/17/recode2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/17/recode2/index.html?source=rss The bar code-hacking Web site Re-Code.com shuts down, though not without firing some last-second salvos at evil chain store hegemonic domination. What dreams may bomb By Matt Himes Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/01/simmons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/12/01/simmons/index.html?source=rss For years, Richard Simmons has made people earn their dreams the hard way. Now he can't give them away.