Daily Archive: November 21, 2012

The “Atmosphere.”

The Friday after we solidly re-elected our first black president, I was staking out a Chuck-E-Cheese. I was there — against my better judgment, I swear — trying to find out if it didn’t...

Walmart and the Welfare State

My friend Ned Resnikoff has a good summary of one of the more fascinating aspects of Walmart’s ongoing and escalating struggle with its workers, the recently leaked documents showing a systematic effort on the part of...