Washington The Wall Street Journal claimed that the market and Wal-Mart’s stock rose on the news that Wal-Mart and Bharti had finally inked their joint venture deal for Wal-Mart to expand into India. Mainly, this should only be proof in the irrationality of investors, since this transaction now seems more like minimal face-saving than any …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Training Groups
Sausalito Helene O’Brien, ACORN’s National Field Director, and her team flipped the training program in a different direction for the mid-level ACORN organizers this year. Some of the features stayed the same, but the focus on the individual organizer and her individual contribution changed dramatically thanks to off-hand story we had heard from the training …
Quit India Rally
San Francisco August 9th in India is an important marker of the independence of the country and its fight against colonialism. This year it also has become the rallying cry to stop the efforts to modify foreign direct investment in retail and the block the invasion of big box retailers like Wal-Mart. The …