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Food for Underpaid Workers
The people who organized the largest-ever Black Friday demonstrations against Walmart last year are leaving their protest signs at home this year. Instead, they’re launching … Food for Underpaid WorkersRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl / Walmart
Hey Walmart, it’s time to pay your taxes
A groundbreaking report released Wednesday, June 17 (12:01am) by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), and researched by the United Food & Commercial Workers International Union … Hey Walmart, it’s time to pay your taxesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Tax / ToMl / Walmart
Wal-Mart Has $76 Billion in Undisclosed Overseas Tax Havens
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. owns more than $76 billion of assets through a web of units in offshore tax havens around the world, though you wouldn’t … Wal-Mart Has $76 Billion in Undisclosed Overseas Tax HavensRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / Walmart
Walmart’s ‘Extensive and Secretive Web’ of Overseas Tax Havens
by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Walmart has built a vast, undisclosed network of overseas tax havens—accounting for more than $76 billion of assets—that allows the … Walmart’s ‘Extensive and Secretive Web’ of Overseas Tax HavensRead more
Posted inEconomics / Social / ToMl / Walmart
Walmart’s Business Is Not Sustainable
You probably paid a cheap price for those groceries at Walmart this week, but you almost certainly didn’t pay a fair price. Walmart is a … Walmart’s Business Is Not SustainableRead more
Posted inEconomics / Pollution / ToMl / Walmart
Walmart spews a huge amount of climate pollution with its shipping
At Walmart’s annual meeting on Friday, shareholders will vote on a measure that would force the company to reckon with one of the biggest — … Walmart spews a huge amount of climate pollution with its shippingRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire / Walmart
Vast Mexico Bribery Case Hushed Up
In September 2005, a senior Wal-Mart lawyer received an alarming e-mail from a former executive at the company’s largest foreign subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico. In … Vast Mexico Bribery Case Hushed UpRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl / Walmart
Walmart Sets Its Sights on Africa
On Tuesday, the second day of this week’s three-day US-Africa Leaders Summit, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon shared the main stage with the CEOs of General … Walmart Sets Its Sights on AfricaRead more
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Portland to Divest Funds From Walmart
On Thursday, May 15, the city of Portland got rid of $9 million, or 25 percent, of its investments in Walmart. This marks the beginning … Portland to Divest Funds From WalmartRead more