Wal-Mart’s new green-washed image is deflecting attention from the drag the company continues to inflict on workers’ wages and communities’ quality of life.
Politics
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Wal-Mart Shapes the World
Will the economy follow Wal-Mart’s race to the bottom—or will social 
counterweights and other business models demonstrate a better way?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wal-Mart Tries to Go to Town
America’s mega-retailer can’t boost profits unless it gains entry to America’s 
largest cities. Against stiff resistance, it’s still trying.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Which Path for Europe?
Wal-Mart couldn’t cut it in Germany. But while neighboring Scandinavia still pays retail workers well, the low-wage model is making inroads into other European countries.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wal-Mart’s China Connections
From production to retailing, Wal-Mart’s China operations display a 
dystopian collaboration between low-wage employer and autocratic state.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trumped Up
Monica Potts, Jamelle Bouie, and Adam Serwer discuss Donald Trump’s rumored presidential run and a recent Supreme Court decision absolving prosecutors of any responsibility for wrongdoing.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Obama on Libya
Obama’s speech betrayed the tensions liberals feel about intervention in Libya.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Our Role in Libya
Monica Potts, Adam Serwer and Jamelle Bouie discuss the whether the U.S. should intervene in Libya — or whether it’s just another U.S. military blunder.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Muslims and Children: Menaces to Society
Monica Potts, Adam Serwer, and Pema Levy discuss the Peter King hearings and fetal-pain laws.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Debating the Obama Budget
Adam Serwer, Monica Potts, and Jamelle Bouie discuss the Obama administration’s budget proposal, and the rash on anti-choice bills Republicans have introduced.
