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Political affiliations reveal another side of Yahoo! and CEO Marissa Mayer
Part 1 of a series: The American Legislative Exchange Council The escalating controversy over Yahoo! CEO and Walmart director Marissa Mayer’s support for a Silicon Valley lobbying group prompted us to...
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Walmart Workers’ Protest Spotlights Taxpayers’ Dollars Supporting Rob...
Over the weekend, Salinas Valley community supporters joined Walmart workers at a demonstration in front of the Laguna Seca Raceway in California during the annual Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The...
View ArticleThe Waltons – Charity Begins at Home
For the Walton family, charity does, indeed, seem to begin at home. Yesterday, Bloomberg released a feature detailing how the Waltons have become today’s Rockefellers, amassing the largest family...
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Richest family in the U.S. now 25% richer
Today, Forbes released its annual list of the 400 richest Americans. Not only can the Waltons still count themselves as the richest family in America, but their net worth rose 25% in the last six...
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Nine Ways Walmart’s Ruling Family Is Funding a Far-Right Agenda
The list Buzzfeed doesn’t want you to see We originally posted this story on Buzzfeed, but without notifying us they took it down yesterday, claiming it was a “personal attack.” We don’t think that...
View ArticleThe Waltons could buy Congress 32 times
Slate reports that more than half of 534 current members of Congress are millionaires, according to a new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics (CPR) (see here also). That might explain why...
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Another year, another $33 Billion for the Waltons
Once again, the Walton family figures prominently on the Forbes annual list of the world’s billionaires, which the magazine released online Monday. The Waltons, who inherited their controlling interest...
View ArticleSupreme Court opens the flood gates to even more Walton money in politics
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down certain limits on individuals’ federal campaign contributions, with a ruling on McCutcheon v. FEC. The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the cap on...
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Walmart Workers Lead Candle-Lit March to Walmart Heir’s Estate in Lead Up to...
Last night, more than 100 Walmart workers and their community supporters gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, for a town hall meeting on the growing inequality that impacts all of us in this country. From...
View ArticleThe Waltons are the Secret Stars of the 2015 State Of The Union
The Waltons – who became the richest family in the world by inheriting Wal-Mart – are going to make a stealth appearance in the State Of The Union tonight when President Obama discusses his proposals...
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