After refusing to do so for weeks, prosecutors released the surveillance video showing the police shooting and killing John Crawford III in an Ohio Walmart, just in time for the police officers involved to avoid a criminal indictment for the shooting. On August 5, the 23 ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Feb 17, 2016

Over the past several days, the August 5 shooting of John Crawford III by police at a Beavercreek, Ohio Walmart has gotten stepped-up attention on MSNBC due to new developments in the case, but incredibly Fox News was actually the first cable news network to cover it. The 23 ...read more

• By Tommy Christopher
  Feb 17, 2016

Props to Slate for their latest video, which asks "If Walmart Paid Its Employees A Living Wage, How Much Would Prices Go Up?" and which knows that even infographics are more fun when they're animated. Some highlights: -  15% of Walmart employees in Ohio use food stamps. - ...read more

• By Bryce Rudow
  Feb 17, 2016

I missed out on the mayhem of Black Friday. I worked. I didn’t have to but I couldn’t pass up time and a half. Financial necessity takes precedence especially when it only comes around once a year since my company considers Thanksgiving, and the day after, Black Friday, ...read more

• By Frederic Poag
  Nov 9, 2018

It's one of those rare moments when I'm proud to be an American: Contrary to projections that people would stampede any stores open on Thanksgiving, 9 out of 10 respondents to a University of Connecticut poll taken earlier this week said they would not shop on Thanksgiving Day. ...read more

• By Virginia Pelley
  Nov 9, 2018

Let’s say you work at Walmart (I know I know, but just go with me on this one). You most likely make somewhere in the area of $25,000 a year. Everyday, your life is a manifested version of People of Walmart. You’re forced to read articles about how Costco employees make an ...read more

• By Bryce Rudow
  Feb 17, 2016