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From Arkansas To Beijing: Wal-Mart Is Eating The Earth

Video: Emerges Showing Police Harshly Interrogating Girlfriend Of Man They Just Killed

A disturbing new video shows how police officers used aggressive interrogation techniques against the girlfriend of John Crawford just moments after they shot him dead inside a Walmart.

December 17th, 2014
Mint Press News Desk
December 17th, 2014
By Mint Press News Desk
John Crawford III, Tressa Sherrod

Victims family files lawsuit against Cincinnati police CINCINNATI (AP) — The family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer as he held an air rifle inside a Wal-Mart filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday charging negligence and violation of the man's civil rights. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Dayton against the

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Two Years On, Bangladeshi Garment Workers Still Awaiting Compensation From Major US Brands

“These workers paid with their lives to make cheap clothes for Western brands,” a global labor union tells MintPress, calling on the factory’s largest customer, Wal-Mart, “to take responsibility and pay up.”

December 4th, 2014
Carey L. Biron
December 4th, 2014
By Carey L. Biron
Bangladesh Factory Fire

WASHINGTON --- Survivors of a major fire at a Bangladeshi garments factory in 2012 are still calling for adequate compensation from some of the most well-known brands in the United States. These companies include Wal-Mart Stores Inc., reportedly the largest buyer at the Tazreen factory, as well as The Walt Disney Co., Sears Holdings Corp. and

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MintPress Study: Minimum Wage Question May Be A Matter Of Image, Not Choice

A raise in the minimum wage has failed to register with Republicans – who have indicated that they will attempt to seek an injunction to block the president’s executive order.

February 10th, 2014
Frederick Reese
February 10th, 2014
By Frederick Reese

The White House announced on Jan. 26 that President Barack Obama would sign an executive order mandating that the minimum wage of certain federal contractor employees be raised to $10.10 – a 39-percent increase from the current federal minimum mandated hourly wage of $7.25. This would be just shy of the highest inflation-adjusted federal mandated

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Retailers Go High-Tech To Track Shoppers

Stores now track shoppers as they browse to gather information about their target market.

December 17th, 2013
Katie Rucke
December 17th, 2013
By Katie Rucke

If you’re one of the millions of American shoppers venturing to the mall this holiday season, make sure to plaster a big smile on your face, as more than 1,000 different retailers -- from tiny boutiques to retail giants such as Macy’s and Walmart -- are tracking your every move with cameras hidden in some unusual places. Although store cameras

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Globalization’s Sophie’s Choice

The choice that is presented for us by global capitalism is as it currently stands – for it to survive one must sacrifice either the idea of national sovereignty or the concept of a fully representative, democratic society.

November 25th, 2013
Jeffrey Cavanaugh
November 25th, 2013
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh

This past week three events of note took place that encapsulates perfectly the growing discomfort with how mankind – led by the West and in particular the United States – has organized social life around the world. While no one can predict the future, if these lurking problems are not dealt with in a serious manner soon then history suggests we

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Wal-Mart Threatened, Fired Workers Over Black Friday Protests: NLRB

The federal agency found the retail giant threatened, disciplined, and fired workers for legally protected strikes and protests in numerous states.

November 20th, 2013
Katie Rucke
November 20th, 2013
By Katie Rucke
Walmart Protests

About a week before several thousand Wal-Mart employees plan to walk off the job to protest the retail giant’s poor working conditions and low wages, federal officials announced that Wal-Mart violated employees’ rights, specifically the rights of those employees who participated in Black Friday protests last year, by threatening to fire and

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