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Attention Walmart Shoppers: Take the Blue Line Poll

Attention Walmart Shoppers: Take the Blue Line Poll

B137 at English Wikipedia , via Wikimedia CommonsThe upcoming opening of a Walmart store in Boulder has provoked strong reactions in the community. Please let us know how you feel about Walmart coming to Boulder. Take the anonymous Blue Line poll in [...]

Rolling Back the Welcome Mat

Rolling Back the Welcome Mat

By Amanda Bengtson (Flickr: International Wal-Mart Truck) , via Wikimedia CommonsWhat:Walmart Unwelcome Party When: Oct. 2, 2013 from 8 am to sunset Where: Walmart Neighborhood Market, Diagonal Plaza, Iris and 28th in Boulder Featuring: [...]

PlaceMakers | Walmart and the Quest for a Better Mousetrap

PlaceMakers | Walmart and the Quest for a Better Mousetrap

"If we don’t believe that Walmart (or big box retail in general) is in the long-term interest of our cities and towns — and keep in mind, in many places that remains a big if — we need to stop saying 'Stop Walmart' and start asking 'Why is [...]

The Nation | How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America

The Nation | How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America

"Lewis thinks the gun sales will soon be a new front in the activist campaign against Walmart. 'You’re going to see it more and more and more as folks organize against Walmart,' she said. 'One of their vulnerabilities is their stance on guns. [...]