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A Tale of Two Cities: D.C. and NYC Differ In Dealing with Walmart
Listen to Walmart organizers Mike Wilson and Maritza Silva-Farrell on Voice of Russia Radio [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is attempting to enter urban markets, having already saturated many suburban and rural areas. D.C. and … Continue reading
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Pete Guest Hosts Capitol Correspondent Next Week
Listen to Pete and The Urban Revival‘s Kentry Kinard on Capitol Correspondent with host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tuesday on Voice of Russia’s Capitol Correspondent, which airs in DC (1390 AM) and New York (1430 … Continue reading
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If Walmart Sells Cheerleading Outfits, D.C. Officials Won’t Have To Go Far
Listen to Michael Wilson: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “We don’t feel like D.C. should trust Walmart’s track record to build the future of this city,” Respect DC organizer Mike Wilson said Saturday morning. He spoke with TheFightBack in the … Continue reading
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TheFightBack, Feb. 18: Lesser-Known Presidential Candidates; Public Funding for Stadiums; D.C.’s Human Rights Report Card
Listen to TheFightBack‘s Feb. 18 Show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week on TheFightBack on We Act Radio 1480 AM WPWC, we hear from three lesser-known presidential candidates: Rocky Anderson, former Salt Lake City mayor and outspoken Bush … Continue reading
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Republican Primary May Get More Interesting: Meet Candidate Walmart
Listen to Candidate Walmart: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] As Republican presidential hopefuls vie for their party’s nomination, one last-minute entry has gone largely overlooked despite his impressive right-wing credentials. “I’m more Republican than any of the candidates,” said … Continue reading
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TheFightBack, Feb. 11: AIDS Activists Prosecuted, Occupy DC Evicted, Meet Candidate Walmart
LISTEN TO FULL SHOW FROM FEB. 11: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 This week on TheFightBack we hear from occupier Jason McGaughey who spoke with TheFightBack as Occupy DC was being evicted by U.S. Park Police … Continue reading
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With MLK Now Residing in the District, There May Not Be Room for Walmart
LISTEN TO MAYOR VINCE GRAY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Martin Luther King Jr. was as clear a voice for justice as this country has had. Fiercely pro-union, he was killed in Memphis while assisting striking … Continue reading
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Where’s Walmart?
LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE LIVING WAGES, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RALLY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “The wages are pathetic. You cannot raise a family on what Walmart pays,” said Ernestine Bassett, a D.C. resident who has … Continue reading
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Busboys and Poets Owner Andy Shallal Says Four Walmarts In D.C. Would Be Devastating
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “To bring one Walmart [to D.C.] would be a big assault. To bring four Walmarts would be devastating,” said Andy Shallal, owner of the Busboys and Poets restaurants and chairman of … Continue reading
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Yes! Says No to Walmart
LISTEN TO GARY CHA [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Once they get their foothold in D.C. we can never go back,” said Gary Cha, owner of Yes! Organic Market, which has seven stores, all located in … Continue reading
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