It’s been a busy week in Wally World: the Universe’s source of cheap plastic crap. On The Writing On The Wal — the blog USA Today says should be on its readers’ radar — Jonathan Rees and I continue our work dedicated to drawing back the curtain on the Bentonvile Behemoth’s corporate disinformation and other flackery.
IS WALMART ABANDONING THE UNITED STATES…? In at least as the company”s long-term plans for growth are concerned, that may be the case. Walmart has repeatedly hit the wall when it comes to invading urban markets. The time and effort may no longer make sense. Keep reading…
WHEN IS A ROLLBACK JUST SO MUCH HYPE…? Pretty much always, actually, but the most recent trumpeted and trumped-up price reductions at Walmart are so blatantly smoke and mirrors that no one seems to be buying the snake oil and the reaction on Wall Street was a large collective yawn. Keep reading…
STEPFORD WALMART MOMS… How many Hallmark greeting cards did they sell? I doubt that anyone can really say, but across nearly 60 years, Hallmark has sponsored the Hallmark Hall of Fame and produced 240 television shows targeted at American families to grow its brand. Keep reading…
PUTTING LIPSTICK ON THE PIG… On Cleveland”s suburban south side there is a McDonald”s unrecognizable except for the tasteful yellow arches. Built at the juncture of a commercial strip and the small town”s main street, the fast-food retailer blends as well as it can. Keep reading…
JIM HIGHTOWER ON JOSEPH CASIAS… Jim Hightower is a favorite of mine with his clear-eyed view on the absurdities of life in general and politics in particular. Walmart knows how sharp Hightower”s barbs are and in his most recent essay he skewers the corporation over its treatment of Joseph Casias. Keep reading…
CHICAGOAN PETER BELLA IS UPSET… Peter Bella, a retired Chicago police office is upset. He thinks that both Republicans and Democrats have failed us. I believe in self reliance, self determination, individual initiative, individual responsibility, the right to prosperity and the attainment of wealth without punishment. Keep reading…
MANY MORE GRANDMOTHERS NEEDED… Those protesting on behalf of fired Walmart worker Joseph Casias need to get more, many more, grandmothers on the picket line if they want to be taken seriously. Guys with bandannas and dreadlocks do not help the cause for medical marijuana. Keep reading…
ANDY STERN RESIGNING FROM SEIU…? News of the pending resignation of Andy Stern reported by Ben Smith at Politico should have retired Chicago police officer Peter Bella celebrating, but as the Washington Post reports, the news signals a major shift for American labor. Keep reading…
IS CHEAP PLASTIC CRAP FROM INDIA BETTER…? America may have allowed Walmart to lead it so far into the black hole that is imports that there is no may be no escape because American dollars have created two economic giants in Asia: China and India. It doesn”t matter where the cheap plastic comes from. Keep reading…
I could never bring myself to forward all the email jokes, cartoons and other Internet comedy that land in my inbox. But then I started posting the ones my dad sends me. Judging from my comments and emails, my dad has become one of my greatest blogging assets. So for your morning blog video excursion I present: 
