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A coalition of groups is calling upon the huge TIAA-CREF retirement fund to divest its shares in Wal-Mart stock, and other corporations that are “involved

The giant S.S. Wal-Mart is finally steaming home. After decades of sourcing goods from foreign ports, Wal-Mart has discovered America — manufacturing, that is. In

At the heart of American arrogance is the notion that what we have in this country is what the rest of the world needs —

Unlike the top secret Manhattan Project in the 1940s, which produced the first atomic bomb, Wal-Mart has made no attempt to hide its ambition to

Fueled in part by Wal-Mart subcontractor sweatshop factories, the crackdown on peaceful labor advocates in Bangladesh continues without an end in sight, according to the

Wal-Mart continues its urban warfare campaign, looking to colonize communities of color by co-opting black opinion-makers. They have done this in Chicago, where they enlisted

A securities analyst for the Bank of America says Wal-Mart is spending $10 million a year in staff salaries and benefits to fight off union-based

Wal-Mart has broken many a shovel on projects in big cities like Boston, Chicago and New York, where organized opposition has made the soil rocky.

On December 16, 2008, Governor David Paterson of New York released a proposal to legalize and allow the sale of wine in grocery stores. Five

Officials from TIAA-CREF, the huge retirement fund, are meeting with community activists on December 4th to discuss — among other things — the fund’s continuing

It turns out that Wal-Mart is its own worst enemy. The retailer has been eating itself for years — and now has to protect itself

TIAA-CREF (TC), the nation’s largest pension system, proclaims itself a leader in corporate/social responsibility, as well as in customer satisfaction. Although its tagline is “financial

On February 19, 2006, Sprawl-Busters noted that TIAA CREF, the teacher’s pension fund, is the 15th. largest institutional investor in Wal-Mart, holding 20.5 million shares,

Be careful what you bite off, Mr. Scott. It appears that Wal-Mart’s CEO has found a big worm in The Big Apple, and the retailer

It’s been a slippery slope down for Wal-Mart on what Fortune magazine calls its “definitive report card on corporate reputations.” On February 22, 2006, Sprawl-Busters

One of the largest pension funds in the world, which says its invests “for the greater good,” has been asked to put pressure on Wal-Mart

The New York City Employees’ Retirement System, which owns Wal-Mart stock, has submitted to the retailer the following shareholder resolution for the retailer’s annual meeting

Hollywood, the city of make-believe, is the appropriate place to honor Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott. According to the Los Angeles Times, the giant retailer is

Walmartopia The Musical! — direct from Madison , Wisconsin — opens its New York premiere today, as part of the 2006 New York International Fringe

TIAA-CREF, which describes itself as a “national financial services organization and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields,”

How the mighty have fallen. The Fortune magazine list of 100 “Most Admired” Companies is out this month, and Wal-Mart’s fortunes have continued to slide.

Public pension funds — many of them representing union retirees — own a substantial amount of stock in one of the most virulently anti-union companies

Al Norman, the founder of Sprawl-Busters, an international clearinghouse for citizens’ groups fighting big box superstores, has been invited to speak at the United Nations

On Thursday, February 2nd, Sprawl-Busters will be part of a delegation meeting with representatives from the huge pension fund TIAA-CREF, to urge the fund to

“You can do it, we can help.” Home Depot’s slogan should serve well as the campaign slogan for Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who wants

Sprawl-Busters, as part of The Make TIAA-CREF coalition, is asking everyone to make a toll-free call between January 23rd and January 25th. to the head

One large Wal-Mart investor is being asked to help reform the retailer’s anti-community policies. On February 2, 2006, in New York City, a “responsible investing”

A report released this past week by the Hunter College Center for Community Planning & Development, and the New York City Public Advocate, concludes that

This week the New York, New York City Council passed, on a vote of 46-1, a city ordinance that requires stores that sell groceries to

Last week, representatives from Sprawl-Busters, as part of a larger coalition, attended the annual shareholders meeting of TIAA-CREF, the nation’s largest pension fund, with holdings

The National Labor Committee reports that this Friday, June 17th. At 8 pm EST, NBC’s Dateline show will air “an in-depth, undercover investigation of sweatshop

Activists across the country are urging the retirement fund, TIAA-CREF to reassess its ownership of stocks from companies like Wal-Mart that are socially deficient. Here’s

Wal-Mart investors be forewarned: citizen opposition to Wal-Mart may have an adverse impact on the value of your stock. According to a 15 page report

You know its gotten pretty bad when a retailer has to commission its own survey to show that people want them around. After all, we’re

Sprawl-Busters has joined a group called “The Make TIAA-CREF Ethical Coalition.” In an open letter sent last month to TIAA-CREF, which is America’s largest pension

Wal-Mart’s own weight, perhaps, has caused it to slide down the list of Fortune Magazine’s “America’s Most Admired Companies” list. For the past several years,

Once again, the world’s biggest and richest retailer has failed to make it into the top “100 Best Companies to Work For.” The Fortune magazine

According to today’s New York Times, Wal-Mart has admitted to a “management failure” by neglecting to get its side of the company’s story out to

Today’s Forbes magazine (dated 9/6/04) carries a piece entitled “Giant Slayer” that focuses on Al Norman’s visit to St. Albans, Vermont to take on Wal-Mart.

Here’s another piece of the Wal-Mart paradox. Fortune magazine polls executives and Wall St. shakers annually, and ranks Wal-Mart Numero Uno as the “Most Admired”

Several media accounts recently suggest that warehouse clubs like Sam’s and Costco and BJ’s may be choking on each other, as the presence of such

Wal-Mart has been removed from the Domini 400 Social Index citing research by the National Labor Committee documenting that-* Wal-Mart’s “Kathie Lee” goods were made

Wal-Mart likes to assert that it is a “retail magnet” that attracts more sales to a community, enhancing the business environment, adding jobs, revenues, and

Here’s a basic lesson in sprawl-math: Jobs created at companies like Wal-Mart result in jobs subtracted at other venues. Case in point: one of the

You better check carefully that cool Tommy Hilfiger T-shirt you bought at Wal-Mart or Sams. According to Hilfiger, Wal-Mart has knowingly sold at least seven