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Posted inTAP
Walmart and Guns, Part II
In my Tuesday On Tap, I noted that a number of Walmart employees, in the wake of the mass murder at an El Paso mega-store, had begun expressing concern about the company’s policy of selling guns (Walmart is the nation’s leading gun retailer) and allowing open carry in stores in the states that permit it. […]
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Walmart and Guns
In the wake of the assault-weapon murders at El Paso’s mega Walmart, America’s number-one gun seller and largest private-sector employer has come under justifiable criticism for its gun policies. Roughly half of Walmart’s 4,750 stores sell guns, and the company announced on Monday that that policy would not change. It also announced that it wouldn’t […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
The General Store of the U.S.A.
Do Walmart and Amazon’s logistics triumphs reveal a path forward for a centrally planned economy?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Walmartism and Its Discontents
Most employees loathe their managers, but haven’t found a way to go union.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How Walmart Could Afford to Pay $15 an Hour
Walmart workers have been fasting in the weeks leading up to Black Friday, demanding a living wage.