| AgainstTheWal.com: Collection of news articles focused mainly on Wal-Mart labor practices. |
| Blog Against the Wal: A blog designed to spread the anti Wal-Mart message through the internet. |
| Common Dreams - Sweet Victory: Maryland Stands Up To Wal-Mart: Maryland approves a bill that would require all businesses there with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8% of their payroll on worker health benefits, directly affecting Walmart's low spending per worker. |
| Fish Abuse by Walmart Stores: Complaints by the Goldfish Sanctuary of alleged abuse of fish sold by Wal-mart. Local reports and suggestions for a letter-writing campaign. |
| NPR : Slate's Michael Kinsley: Wal-Mart Love-Hate: Slate founding editor Michael Kinsley shares his thoughts with NPR's Alex Chadwick about the retailing behemoth Wal-Mart, and how a company that generates so much antagonism can be so successful. [5:14 Realaudio streaming broadcast] |
| NPR : Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott on Being on Top: NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Wal-Mart president and CEO Lee Scott about the benefits of being a top Fortune 500 company and the problems that come with the prestige. [13-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast] |
| NPR : Wal-Mart Prices Put Onus on Suppliers: Wal-Mart's low prices place severe demands on the discount chain's suppliers, according to a magazine report. A demand to cut prices 5 percent every year has forced some suppliers into bankruptcy and prompted others to shut down American factories for cheaper labor abroad. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Charles Fishman of Fast Company magazine. [9-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast] |
| Representative Miller Calls For Investigation into Bush Administration's Sweetheart Deal With Wal-Mart On Labor Violations: A Congressman requests an investigation to determine whether there is a sweetheart deal between the Bush Administration and one of the nation’s most frequent violators of labor laws. |
| Suckers: A Report on the Arrival of Wal-Mart in Britain: "Andy Rowell explains why Wal-Mart's much trumpeted arrival in Britain is likely to spell disaster for local communities." [The Ecologist] |
| Teaching Case Study: Wal Mart or World Mart?: Among the issues examined are its low wages, its impact on communities and censorship. |
| The Huge Class Action Sex Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart: Professor Anthony J. Sebok examines the issue of whether the discrimination suit against the retailer should proceed as a class action. |
| The Wal-Mart Effect: A three-part series from the Los Angeles Times profiling the retail giant and its business practices. [Free registration required to view this content] |
| The Wal-Mart Menace: Article from Cleveland Scene that focuses on Wal-Mart's allegedly unethical legal behavior. |
| The Wal-Mart You Don't Know: Fast Company looks at Wal-Mart's pricing practices and their sometimes devastating pressures it exerts on the companies it does business with. |
| Wal-Mart Censorship: Examines the issue of company's cultural censorship of rock and rap CDs by artists like Marilyn Manson, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Sheryl Crow. [MetroActive] |
| Wal-Mart Employee Abuse Forum: Reports of abuse and unfair tactics by Wal-Mart toward employees. Forum with names and examples. |
| Wal-Mart Facts: Wal-Mart's official facts and news website, with current news and information about the company. |
| Wal-Mart Litigation Project: Tracks information about litigation involving Wal-mart, and provides support services to attorneys who have already sued Wal-Mart. |
| Wal-Mart Watch: Wal-Mart's impact on local ways of living: Small businesses, people who know what they are selling, community relationships that all vanish when Wal-Mart moves in. |
| Wal-Mart: The Facts: Part of the National Organization for Women's "Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign" that alleges unfair labor practices by Wal-mart. |
| Walmart Class: 'Official' site of class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the largest civil rights class action ever certified. |
| WalMart Class: Sex discrimination lawsuit alleging denial of advancement and training, lower wages, sexually hostile work environment and retaliation. |
| WalMart is Bad for Business: An educator and activist worries about the effect of Wal-Mart on the economy, workers, taxpayers, the environment, and National Public Radio. |
| Walmart Workers Canada: Campaign by the UFCW to unionise Wal-Mart stores in Canada. |
| WalmartSucks.org: Complaint site. |
| Walocaust: Lampoons the company's own advertising to portray it as cruel and harmful to working people. |
| When Wal-Mart Comes to Town: Inc. Magazine's article about how a small Maine town reacted to Wal-Mart's opening three stores in the area. |
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