Miami When you are on a losing streak, it shows and everyone knows, and that’s the story of Wal-Mart these days on many fronts. Several months ago the behemoth company was forced to pull up stakes in South Korea, and over the last week the news broke that Wal-Mart sold all of its stores in …
Category: Ideas and Issues
The New Normal
New Orleans Frequently in the city these days people will talk about the “new normal” in New Orleans. It is recognition that the city is not going to be what it was in the past, and some things seem normal now that might have been unusual or bizarre before the storm. Here are three examples …
Big Box Breakthrough in Chi-town
Atlanta All of us against all of them, full body no holds barred throw down in Chicago. ACORN, labor, some churches in front with Brennan Center in back against Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and other big boxes with Mayor Daley in back. Round by round a bruiser. Madeline Talbott, Chicago ACORN head organizer, told me the …