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  1. work
    The Little-Known Policy Wreaking Havoc on Workers’ LivesOpaque corporate “points” systems penalize employees for medical emergencies and make it all but impossible for them to appeal.
    By Bryce Covert
  2. the top line
    Prime Day Highlights Why October Is the New NovemberThis year, with consumers bored at home and retailers wanting to spread out the shopping crowds, Black Friday has crept forward.
    By Josh Barro
  3. labor
    Walmart Decides to Try Caring About Its WorkersMonths after Walmart associates started dying from COVID, stores will require masks.
    By Sarah Jones
  4. coronavirus
    These Are the Stores Requiring Customers to Wear MasksWalmart is joining Costco, Starbucks, and Best Buy in requiring shoppers to cover their faces to avoid spreading COVID-19.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. labor
    Walmart Workers Are Dying From Coronavirus. Now They Want a Seat at the Table.Associates are lobbying investors for the right to be considered for seats on the company’s board of directors.
    By Sarah Jones
  6. the top line
    Walmart Had a Great First Quarter — and Has Good News About the Whole Economy“Call it relief spending,” said the company’s CEO, “as it was heavily influenced by stimulus dollars.”
    By Josh Barro
  7. coronavirus
    This May Day, Honor Labor by Compensating ItLabor is entitled to the wealth it creates. It deserves more than temporary hazard pay.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. coronavirus
    Workers Are Trying to Avert a Deadly COVID-19 DisasterCOVID-19 has life-and-death stakes. Workers know that.
    By Sarah Jones
  9. the top line
    Walmart’s Gun Decision Is Less Political Than It LooksIt’s about perceptions of safety by customers and employees. But it also underlines how much gun-rights activists have overstepped.
    By Josh Barro
  10. guns
    Walmart Cancels Handgun-Ammo Sales, Backs ‘Commonsense’ Gun LegislationThe nation’s largest retailer takes some small but possibly influential steps away from the lethal-weapons business.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. memes of production
    Walmart Workers Realize Corporate Is Spying on Them, Retaliate With Union MemesA recent firing reminded the Walmart subreddit’s complainers that they can get fired for posts their bosses don’t like.
    By Brian Feldman
  12. vision 2020
    Raise Wages, Bernie Sanders Tells Walmart ShareholdersThe 2020 candidate joined Walmart associates at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, saying it still pays many employees “starvation wages.”
    By Sarah Jones
  13. e-commerce
    Can Amazon Compete in India When It Can’t Act Like a Monopoly?New policies in India will make it much harder for foreign behemoths like Amazon and Walmart to throw their weight around.
    By Jake Swearingen and Stephan Kozub
  14. long vs short
    Long vs. Short: Can Walmart Compete in Amazon’s World?The company’s stock is near an all-time high, but some investors are wondering if the optimism is warranted.
    By Steve Friess
  15. select all
    Walmart Yodeler Is Going to CoachellaMason Ramsey has a busy weekend ahead of him.
    By Brian Feldman
  16. select all
    The Walmart Yodeler Is Here to Improve Your Shopping ExperienceMason Ramsey can belt wherever, whenever.
    By Brian Feldman
  17. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: It’s Time to Resist the Excesses of #MeTooHonor complexity. Make meaningful distinctions between offenses. Defend due process, privacy, and sex itself.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  18. Walmart Gives Worker Bonuses, Boosts Hourly Wage to $11The country’s largest private retailer is feeling the pinch to compete.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  19. shootings
    3 Killed in Shooting at Colorado Walmart, Gunman Still at LargePolice say a man walked into the store, randomly fired at people near the registers, then fled.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. select all
    Walmart Buys Prolific Subway Advertiser Jet.com for $3 BillionThe two are joining forces to take on Amazon.
    By Brian Feldman
  21. Walmart Is Giving Up on Trying to Be Your Neighborhood GrocerClosing smaller stores, opening more giants.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  22. Walmart’s Black Friday SpiesSave money. Sneak better.
    By Annie Lowrey
  23. Meet the 29-Year-Old Who Was, Until Today, a Secret MegabillionaireHere’s what we know about Lukas Walton.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. The Amazon KillerThere’s one company that could really take on Amazon. And it’s decided to do it.
    By Annie Lowrey
  25. Everyday Low (Banking) PricesIt might get just a little cheaper to be poor. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  26. always low wages
    Washington, D.C., Won Its Fight With WalmartThe district’s politicians sacrificed jobs for local values. Good for them.
    By Kevin Roose
  27. politics
    President Obama to Get a New Budget Chief From WalmartSources say Sylvia Mathews Burwell will be nominated on Monday.
    By Andre Tartar
  28. neighborhood news
    City to Remain Walmart-less for Foreseeable FutureYears of effort, down the drain.
    By Dan Amira
  29. wal-mart’s mexican bribery scandal
    Justice Department Investigating Wal-Mart Bribery AllegationsThe investigation began in December.
    By Brett Smiley
  30. wal-mart’s mexican bribery scandal
    Walmart in Damage Control Mode Over Times Bribery Investigation The company launched its own inquiry before informing the DOJ, SEC, and Walmart shareholders.
    By Andre Tartar
  31. wal-mart’s mexican bribery scandal
    Walmart Top Brass Implicated in Mexican Subsidiary’s Bribery ScandalMore than $24 million was paid out for permits and zoning changes.
    By Andre Tartar
  32. crimes and misdemeanors
    All the Insanity From This Year’s Black Friday ShoppingLow-lights include incidents involving pepper spray, tasers, and good old-fashioned fisticuffs.
    By Brett Smiley
  33. the national interest
    Robert Bork Has Good News for All the LadiesWomen aren’t discriminated against anymore? At all?
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the third terminator
    People Are Feeling Worse About Mayor Bloomberg Than They Have for the Past Six YearsOn the flip side, they’re really ready for Wal-Mart.
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. wal-mart
    Wal-Mart: Too Big to Sue, Says CourtThe Supreme Court rules that former and current female employees can’t bring sex-discrimination claims in a class-action suit.
    By Noreen Malone
  36. wal-mart
    Hey, Brooklyn, Would You Rather Have a Wal-Mart or a ShopRite?In Brooklyn.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  37. wal-mart
    A Day of Wal-Mart Bashing, With a Side of Ground Zero Mosque Protests (Remember Those?)Before a City Council hearing, revisiting the last building that was supposedly going to disgrace the skyline.
    By Chadwick Matlin
  38. the new normal
    Breaking: Rich Are Rich Again, Poor Still PoorThe “new normal,” it turns out, is pretty much the same as the old normal.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. war-mart
    Wal-Mart Steps Up Its New York Propaganda WarA website seeks to mobilize supporters, but do supporters care enough to mobilize?
    By Dan Amira
  40. war-mart
    You Might Be Surprised by What New Yorkers Think of Wal-MartThey like it, and most of them want one in their neighborhood.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. supreme court
    Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Gets Kicked Up to the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will be deciding whether a class-action suit is appropriate.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  42. walmart
    Walmart Sets Sights On ManhattanQueens and Lower Manhattan may soon be home to 20,000 sq. ft. stores.
    By Josh Duboff
  43. the post-racial world
    Arrest Made in Case of Racist Wal-Mart AnnouncementYep, it was a 16-year-old boy.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. the post-racial world
    Wal-Mart: Always Low Prices, Sometimes RacismBlack customers were told to leave a New Jersey Wal-Mart over the weekend.
    By Dan Amira
  45. the greatest depression
    Bankers Now Taking Jobs Away From Old People, High-School StudentsFirst they blew up the economy. Now they’re stealing what few jobs are left.
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. bright ideas
    Walmart Wants to Provide New Yorkers a Place to Buy Inexpensive ThingsThey’ll only need three city blocks for a store.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. mccaintics
    So, What Exactly Was So Suspended About McCain’s Campaign?Ads, interviews, fund-raisers, surrogates — kind of looks like a non-suspended campaign, no?
    By Dan Amira
  48. early and often
    CNN: McCain Will DebateThe Arizona senator is preparing to leave for Mississippi right now, according to reports.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. early and often
    Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Shreds John McCainReid and Banking chair Chris Dodd just wrapped up a scathing press conference about the status of the bailout package.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. company town
    Manhattan Rents Finally DroppingCerberus’ founder goes on the record, Richard Butler goes free, and Bloomberg strong-arms Wal-Mart in today’s news roundup.
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