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Why Walmart Wants To See the Starbucks Barista Strike Fail

Derek Seidman Truthout
Corporations far beyond Starbucks want to keep baristas out of unions. The ongoing barista strike also represents something much broader: a pitched battle against an executive and governance regime interlocked with a wider network of corporate power

The Walmart Effect

Rogé Karma The Atlantic
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet

Craig Silverman and Peter Elkind ProPublica
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on training.

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The Upstart Union Challenging Starbucks

E. Tammy Kim The New Yorker
Baristas nationwide are remarkably organized. Is the company’s C.E.O., Howard Schultz, using firings, store closures, and legal delays to thwart them?
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