by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Hunger Games – A Walmart alert! – The Pulitizer prize-winning Guardian reports… Walmart heiress Alice Walton received a letter today, even if she hasn’t read it.“[It’s] not just Thanksgiving dinner that’s an issue. It’s dinner every night,” La’Randa...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Which side of the Bay do you live on? BusinessInsider presents “An Ingenious Use Of Google Maps To Tell Where Rich People And Poor People Live” It is as simple as mapping the location of Walmart and WholeFood stores at the California Bay area. They write...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Fighting Hunger or Causing Hunger: A Mid-term Look at Wal-Mart’s $2 billion Commitment. On May 12, 2010, in the U.S. Capitol, Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro Wright made a stunning announcement. His company would donate $2 billion in food and cash over a...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 26, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Barbara Aires of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, New Jersey, who has led the Walmart engagement for over 20 years, writes “We have a tremendous investment in this company in terms of our time, expertise and yes, capital, and find these allegations...