Local resistance
The Pullman Alliance for Responsible Development has posted a position paper on the "Big Wal-Mart Controversy" (Wal-Mart wants to bring one 'a them Great Big Mothers (GBMs for short) to Pullman).They may manage to get some mitigation of the physical damage to the community (traffic, run-off, erosion, and the like), but I fear they will have a lot less luck with the social damage.
Still, every little bit helps in the resistance to BigCorpCapitalism [Godless Division], so wish 'em luck, boycott Wal-Mart, and consider more socially responsible companies for your shopping dollars. WinCo and CostCo come to mind.
Some Wal-Mart/Costco links
- A good Fast Company article that goes into Wal-Mart's relationships within the corporate sphere. Labor and consumer issues pretty completely overshadowed this area, at least for me.
- A Labor Research Association article comparing Wal-Mart and Costco from the standpoint of labor productivity.
- The Costco Wikipedia entry.
- The Wal-Mart wikipedia entry.
- Even Business Week weighs in.
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