WalMart Class - Sex discrimination lawsuit alleging denial of advancement and training, lower wages, sexually hostile work environment and retaliation. - http://www.walmartclass.com
The Wal-Mart Effect - A three-part series from the Los Angeles Times profiling the retail giant and its business practices. [Free registration required to view this content] - http://www.latimes.com/business/la-walmart-sg,1,1534896.storygallery
WalMart is Bad for Business - An educator and activist worries about the effect of Wal-Mart on the economy, workers, taxpayers, the environment, and National Public Radio. - http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/badbusiness.html
Common Dreams - Sweet Victory: Maryland Stands Up To Wal-Mart - Maryland approves a bill that would require all businesses there with more than 10,000 employees to spend at least 8% of their payroll on worker health benefits, directly affecting Walmart's low spending per worker. - http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0417-28.htm
Wal-Mart Facts - Wal-Mart's official facts and news website, with current news and information about the company. - http://www.walmartfacts.com/
NPR : Wal-Mart Prices Put Onus on Suppliers - Wal-Mart's low prices place severe demands on the discount chain's suppliers, according to a magazine report. A demand to cut prices 5 percent every year has forced some suppliers into bankruptcy and prompted others to shut down American factories for che - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1572652
NPR : Slate's Michael Kinsley: Wal-Mart Love-Hate - Slate founding editor Michael Kinsley shares his thoughts with NPR's Alex Chadwick about the retailing behemoth Wal-Mart, and how a company that generates so much antagonism can be so successful. [5:14 Realaudio streaming broadcast] - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1578326
NPR : Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott on Being on Top - NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Wal-Mart president and CEO Lee Scott about the benefits of being a top Fortune 500 company and the problems that come with the prestige. [13-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast] - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1803960
The Huge Class Action Sex Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart - Professor Anthony J. Sebok examines the issue of whether the discrimination suit against the retailer should proceed as a class action. - http://writ.news.findlaw.com/sebok/20040809.html
Blog Against the Wal - A blog designed to spread the anti Wal-Mart message through the internet. - http://blogagainstthewal.blogspot.com
Walmart Class - 'Official' site of class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the largest civil rights class action ever certified. - http://www.walmartclass.com/walmartclass94.pl
Wal-Mart Censorship - Examines the issue of company's cultural censorship of rock and rap CDs by artists like Marilyn Manson, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Sheryl Crow. [MetroActive] - http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/01.09.97/walmart-music-9702.html
Walmart Workers Canada - Campaign by the UFCW to unionise Wal-Mart stores in Canada. - http://www.walmartworkerscanada.com
AgainstTheWal.com - Collection of news articles focused mainly on Wal-Mart labor practices. - http://www.againstthewal.com/
When Wal-Mart Comes to Town - Inc. Magazine's article about how a small Maine town reacted to Wal-Mart's opening three stores in the area. - http://www.inc.com/magazine/19930701/3644.html
Wal-Mart Litigation Project - Tracks information about litigation involving Wal-mart, and provides support services to attorneys who have already sued Wal-Mart. - http://www.wal-martlitigation.com/
Wal-Mart: The Facts - Part of the National Organization for Women's "Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign" that alleges unfair labor practices by Wal-mart. - http://www.now.org/issues/wfw/wm-facts.html
Fish Abuse by Walmart Stores - Complaints by the Goldfish Sanctuary of alleged abuse of fish sold by Wal-mart. Local reports and suggestions for a letter-writing campaign. - http://www.petlibrary.com/goldfish/walmart.htm
The Wal-Mart You Don't Know - Fast Company looks at Wal-Mart's pricing practices and their sometimes devastating pressures it exerts on the companies it does business with. - http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
Wal-Mart Watch - Wal-Mart's impact on local ways of living: Small businesses, people who know what they are selling, community relationships that all vanish when Wal-Mart moves in. - http://www.walmartwatch.com/