- Lit & Lectures, Book Review, May 14, 2013
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The unfinished business of Richard M. Daley
Keith Koeneman's new biography, First Son, details Daley's accomplishments—but it barely sets foot in the city he reigned over.
- News & Features, Feature, May 2, 2013
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The underworld of raiteros
Some of America's best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from—and tacitly collaborate with—an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge workers fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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Twenty years of Black Friday at Walmart, as told by my aunt
My aunt recounts her more memorable Black Fridays at the Walmart in Harlan, Kentucky
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Feb 16, 2012
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Charm turns to tedium
After a while, you wish Ameriville would stop complaining
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2011
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Hooray for abysmal labor conditions—we're getting Walmarted
People who are so excited about Walmart's growth in Chicago aren't thinking about what it really means for workers.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2011
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Make way for ducklings
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 17, 2010
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Alderman Stone: My Reelection Would Be a Savings to Taxpayers
Alderman Bernard Stone (50th) reckons his chances.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 26, 2010
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Chatham Walmart Heads to Full City Council
The finance committee pushes the city's third Walmart through with one dissenting vote.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 23, 2010
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Walmart Number Three?
Daley wants a third Walmart approved by next week.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 21, 2010
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No Exit
Unemployment, poverty, and Walmart.
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 15, 2010
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You Can Buy Love
Who paid pro-Walmart demonstrators $100 apiece?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 10, 2010
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Max Brooks Talks Wal-Mart on WCPT
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 1, 2010
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What Else You Should Know About Walmart
It's not just the low wages or the near-scientific union busting. It's the preference for poverty, the business model built on turnover, the manipulative PR. Is this really the best way to bring jobs and food to the south and west sides?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2010
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Wheelers, Dealers, and Walmart
Walmart and union leaders have cut a deal that will allow the retailer to open a new store in the far south side Pullman neighborhood. But not everyone in the area is happy about it.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 21, 2010
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Is the Third Time a Charm for Walmart?
Once again, the City Council's zoning committee appears poised to consider plans for a new Walmart store on the far south side, and the project's sponsor, Alderman Anthony Beale, says he thinks it will advance this time.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 8, 2010
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Beale Says He Won't Bypass Zoning Committee on Walmart
The City Council sponsor of a plan to bring another Walmart to Chicago says he's not going to use a parliamentary maneuver to push it along, even though Mayor Daley has suggested otherwise.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 2, 2010
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Walmart Vote Delayed ... Again
There won't be a vote on another Chicago Walmart this week—a key alderman pulled it off the agenda for tomorrow's meeting of the City Council zoning committee.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 1, 2010
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As City Council Vote Approaches, Walmart and Unions Still Haven't Met
Walmart cancels another negotiation session with local unions. Is the new store in Pullman in trouble?
- News & Features, Politics, May 20, 2010
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The Shadow Budget: Who Wins in Daley's TIF Game
The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they're really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward
- News & Features, Politics, May 6, 2010
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The Only Option?
Alderman Anthony Beale says Walmart is the only retailer interested in Pullman. But more union-friendly retailers say nobody asked them.
