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Philadelphia Business Journal: Computer Reseller Files Bankruptcy Philadelphia Business Journal: Computer Reseller Files Bankruptcy
Philadelphia Business Journal: Computer Reseller Files Bankruptcy- News story detailing bankruptcy information of George L. Capell and Video Computer Store. Staff writer asks, where did the money go? ...
The Wal-Mart You Don't Know The Wal-Mart You Don't Know
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. ...
Wal-Mart Litigation Project Wal-Mart Litigation Project
Wal-Mart Litigation Project- Tracks information about litigation involving Wal-mart, and provides support services to attorneys who have already sued Wal-Mart. ...
When Wal-Mart Comes to Town When Wal-Mart Comes to Town
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. ...
Wal-Mart Censorship Wal-Mart Censorship
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] ...
Blog Against the Wal Blog Against the Wal
Blog Against the Wal- A weblog designed to spread the anti Wal-Mart message through the internet. ...
The Huge Class Action Sex Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart The Huge Class Action Sex Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart
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. ...
NPR : Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott on Being on Top NPR : Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott on Being on Top
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-min ...
SweatFree Communities SweatFree Communities
SweatFree Communities- Organization working to end sweatshop exploitation by inspiring responsible local purchasing and fostering solidarity between U.S. communities and workers worldwide. ...
NPR : Slate's Michael Kinsley: Wal-Mart Love-Hate NPR : Slate's Michael Kinsley: Wal-Mart Love-Hate
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 antago ...
NPR : Wal-Mart Prices Put Onus on Suppliers NPR : Wal-Mart Prices Put Onus on Suppliers
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 suppl ...
WalMart is Bad for Business WalMart is Bad for Business
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. ...
WalMart Class WalMart Class
WalMart Class- Sex discrimination lawsuit alleging denial of advancement and training, lower wages, sexually hostile work environment and retaliation. ...
WalmartSucks.org WalmartSucks.org
WalmartSucks.org- Complaint site. ...
Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs [PDF] Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs [PDF]
Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs [PDF]- UC Berkeley study finds that use of safety net programs by Wal-Mart workers in California is higher than average for the retail industry. ...
Making Change at Walmart Making Change at Walmart
Making Change at Walmart- 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. ...
The Wal-Mart Effect The Wal-Mart Effect
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] ...
Why Britain Can't Afford Wal-Mart Why Britain Can't Afford Wal-Mart
Why Britain Can't Afford Wal-Mart- "Andy Rowell explains why Wal-Mart's much trumpeted arrival in Britain is likely to spell disaster for local communities." [The Ecologist] ...
Methods and Effects of Spyware - WhenU Violating Own Privacy Policy Methods and Effects of Spyware - WhenU Violating Own Privacy Policy
Methods and Effects of Spyware - WhenU Violating Own Privacy Policy- Comment submitted to recent FTC hearings about spyware, alleging that WhenU software violates its own privacy policy by transmitting some of user-visit ...
U-Haul v. WhenU.com, 2003 WL 22071556 (E.D.Va. 2003) U-Haul v. WhenU.com, 2003 WL 22071556 (E.D.Va. 2003)
U-Haul v. WhenU.com, 2003 WL 22071556 (E.D.Va. 2003)- A Federal Court in Virginia held that WhenU's pop-up ad didn't infringe U-Haul's trademarks and copyrights. ...
Spyware Company Sues Utah Over Anti-Spyware Law Spyware Company Sues Utah Over Anti-Spyware Law
Spyware Company Sues Utah Over Anti-Spyware Law- Slashdot discussion forum takes up issues surrounding this news. ...
WhenU Spams Google, Breaks Google "No Cloaking" Rules WhenU Spams Google, Breaks Google "No Cloaking" Rules
WhenU Spams Google, Breaks Google "No Cloaking" Rules- Author presents detailed evidence to show that WhenU sends bogus search results to search engines, in violation of search engines' rules. ...
Pop-up Seller Loses Round in Court Pop-up Seller Loses Round in Court
Pop-up Seller Loses Round in Court- "A U.S. district court judge bars WhenU from delivering pop-up ads to some Net visitors, going against decisions in favor of the software maker's controversial marketing tactics." [CNE ...
Adware Maker Challenges Utah Anti-Spyware Law Adware Maker Challenges Utah Anti-Spyware Law
Adware Maker Challenges Utah Anti-Spyware Law- In its legal motion WhenU is charging that Utah's recently enacted Spyware Control Act violates free-speech guarantees and could unfairly harm its business. [CNET] ...
BBC News: Tricks and Mortar BBC News: Tricks and Mortar
BBC News: Tricks and Mortar- Frontline Scotland program transcript containing interviews of Wilson Connolly home buyers. ...
Dundee Ranch: Riots at Costa Rica School for Troubled Young Americans Raises Questions about Programs Dundee Ranch: Riots at Costa Rica School for Troubled Young Americans Raises Questions about Programs
Dundee Ranch: Riots at Costa Rica School for Troubled Young Americans Raises Questions about Programs- Inside Costa Rica article about the collapse of this WWASP program. ...
WWASP Articles WWASP Articles
WWASP Articles- Collection of news articles and statements from various sources about WWASP and its programs. ...
Tranquility Bay BBS Tranquility Bay BBS
Tranquility Bay BBS- A message board for former students, parents, and those who are interested in this youth facility. ...
Xerox Settles SEC Enforcement Action Charging Company With Fraud Xerox Settles SEC Enforcement Action Charging Company With Fraud
Xerox Settles SEC Enforcement Action Charging Company With Fraud- Press release. "The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed suit against Xerox Corporation in connection with a wide-ranging, four-year scheme to d ...
Xerox Documents Accounting Woes Xerox Documents Accounting Woes
Xerox Documents Accounting Woes- "Xerox Corp. improperly booked nearly $2 billion in revenue over the past five years, the company said Friday, as the copier maker was forced to restate earnings to reflect $1.4 billion l ...
Accounting Panic Hits Xerox Accounting Panic Hits Xerox
Accounting Panic Hits Xerox- "Xerox admits overstating its profits by $1.4bn from 1997 to 2001, casting a fresh shadow over US corporate and auditing practices." [BBC News] ...
Xerox Hit by Fresh Scandal Xerox Hit by Fresh Scandal
Xerox Hit by Fresh Scandal- "The company, whose name is synonymous with photocopiers, has already been fined $10m this year by the US financial watchdog, the securities and exchange commission, for overstating profits by ...
Net Impact Net Impact
Net Impact- International nonprofit inspiring, educating, and equipping individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. Information on professional and students c ...
Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) Foundation Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) Foundation
Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) Foundation- Seeks to create a new paradigm of sustainable industry by targeting zero gaseous, liquid and solid emissions, by making Zero Emissions a worldwide industry standard. ...
1% for the Planet 1% for the Planet
1% for the Planet- Global movement of companies donating at least 1% of their annual net revenues to environmental organizations worldwide. ...
Columbian Rights Under Siege Columbian Rights Under Siege
Columbian Rights Under Siege- Colombian government plans to abolish many of the licenses and impact assessments required for mineral, oil, logging and hydroelectric projects. Rainforest Action Network paper. ...
The Price Of Oil The Price Of Oil
The Price Of Oil- Corporate responsibility and human rights violations in Nigeria's oil producing communities. ...
Verité Verité
Verité- Verité is an independent non-profit organization monitoring international labor rights abuses in off-shore production sites. ...
Worker Rights Consortium Worker Rights Consortium
Worker Rights Consortium- Holds corporations accountable to supporting worker rights by enforcing codes of conduct. ...
National Mobilization Against Sweatshops National Mobilization Against Sweatshops
National Mobilization Against Sweatshops- NMASS is aimed at fundamentally transforming the sweatshop system according to the needs and human rights of working people. ...
CISPES Anti-Sweatshop Campaign CISPES Anti-Sweatshop Campaign
CISPES Anti-Sweatshop Campaign- Compares historic U.S. sweatshops and exposes sweatshops in Central America, focusing on El Salvador ...
Sweatshop Reform Sweatshop Reform
Sweatshop Reform- Hearts and Minds nonprofit site. Offers analysis and current links on how the harsh sweatshop conditions stimulate public reactions. ...
Sweatshop Journal Sweatshop Journal
Sweatshop Journal- Minnie Roe conducted an undercover, investigation to report a U.S. firm's sweatshop practices. ...
Maquila Solidarity Network Maquila Solidarity Network
Maquila Solidarity Network- Activists organizing "Maquiladora" factories to improve conditions, win a living wage, and campaign against multi-national corporate abuse. ...
Fair Labor Association Fair Labor Association
Fair Labor Association- Works with major corporations to improve human rights through agreements with clothing retailers to set minimum anti-sweatshop standards. ...
Clean Clothes Campaign Clean Clothes Campaign
Clean Clothes Campaign- Organization focused on improving working conditions in the garment and sportswear industry worldwide. Topics includes codes for manufacturers, working conditions, news, publications, and profiles ...
Garment Worker Center Garment Worker Center
Garment Worker Center- Organization dedicated to organizing and empowering garment workers in Los Angeles. ...
MicroRevolt MicroRevolt
MicroRevolt- Promotes knitting as a form of anti-sweatshop protest. Offers an application that generates knitting patterns of corporate logos. ...
Co-op America: Sweatshops Co-op America: Sweatshops
Co-op America: Sweatshops- Aims to end sweatshops and child labor; supports fair trade, and international human and labor rights. ...
Project Censored Project Censored
Project Censored- Explores and publicize the extent of censorship in society by locating stories about significant issues which are rarely aired in mainstream media. ...

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