New Orleans In a Canada-wide day of action, ACORN used the occasion of children heading back to school to hit the major, monopoly internet companies, demanding low cost access to internet. The Toronto Star editorially supported the campaign, and their arguments were excellent, which I’ll share. Breaking down the digital divide for lower-income families: Editorial …
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Walmart Business Model Crashing and the False Claims of Foreign Direct Investment
http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wadesworldjuly4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsKiln Walmart may be the largest company in the United States in terms of gross sales, but mounting evidence indicates that its business model is collapsing. The company seems in a near state of panic as return on investment dips and quarterly returns drag consecutively lower. In …
Walmart Losing Streak Continues, Anti-Union Store Closing Illegal in Canada
New Orleans There can’t be much joy these days in Bentonville, Arkansas, home of Walmart and its buddies. The litany of woes just keeps piling up. Five consecutive quarters of reduced financial returns has to lead the list. In the land of the 1% you can just about get away with murder if you’re making …