09-05-2019

Articles

Hundreds Protest Against Wal-Mart In 15 Cities, Demanding Higher Wages

Hundreds of people protested at a suburban Maryland Wal-Mart over wages and worker protections Thursday as D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) weighed whether to sign legislation that would force the nation's largest retailer to pay a 50 percent premium over the city's minimum wage.

Michelle Obama, Wal-Mart And The 'Food Desert' Problem

Nothing's ever as simple as we'd like it to be. A case in point: Policies that simply increase access to supermarkets may not get people to choose an apple over ice cream, a recent study reported. Changing people's eating habits is difficult, in other words.