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Jon Stewart was highly critical of the media outlets that have vilified the big box retailer’s employees for wanting to unionize, and for speaking out for better pay and benefits.
Posted on Nov 28, 2012
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It appears the controversial decision by some retailers to start Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving has paid off.
Posted on Nov 26, 2012
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Did you stay home for what has become an American commercial tradition? Armed with cellphone cameras, a few fascinated spectators caught riots and stampedes on Black Friday at shopping centers across the country.
Posted on Nov 24, 2012
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Nov 23, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Nov 22, 2012
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By Robert Reich — America’s largest employer is Walmart, whose average employee earns $8.81 an hour. A third of Walmart’s employees work less than 28 hours per week and don’t qualify for benefits.
Posted on Nov 21, 2012
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By David Sirota — Many who are faced with imminent disaster instantly convince themselves that everything is normal and that they don’t have to modify their behavior.
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Does America need a third political party? The backlash against Obama on the left and the tepid support for Romney would seem to make this a fine time for an independent party to emerge. But it’s also the year of $1 billion campaigns and Citizens United-style funding schemes.
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Following the good example set by recent police activity in our great nation, a particularly determined shopper whipped out the pepper spray Thursday night in a bid to fend off competition for an Xbox at a Los Angeles Walmart. That set the tone for a Black Friday alive with holiday spirit.
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Nov 22, 2011
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After a day of overindulgence in food and drink, many Americans observe the nutty consumerist tradition known as Black Friday around the country. Here’s a montage of some of the most frightening stampedes in recent history.
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Patrick E. McCarthy
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What does the post-Thanksgiving shopping rush dubbed Black Friday really symbolize in the U.S.? The death of a Long Island worker after a mob of shoppers rushed into a Wal-Mart certainly shows the worst of American consumerism and excess, but where do we position such exuberance in a time of economic downturn?
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By Amy Goodman — “Rev. Billy” wants you to stop shopping. He’s the brainchild of an anti-consumerism activist and the subject of a new movie that takes a hard and entertaining look at our shopping-addicted culture just in time for “Black Friday.”
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