Interesting article:
In A Wal-Mart Kind Of Hell
Censored magazines, banned music and pseudo-Christian fun at America's scariest retailer

Last year, after reading a variety of articles about the nasty shit wally world does as a corporation, i decided it wasn't worth my conscience to save a little money on an oil change or presents for x-mas - so i haven't set foot in a Wal-Mart since last year.

i found it interesting that someone (from a queer list - can't even remember now where the email came from) mentioned that now that Wal-Mart has included queers in their discrimination policy, we can now shop there. errr, no - i wasn't boycotting Wal-Mart for that reason - their use of sweatshops and human rights abuses are a much bigger issue as i see it, not to mention the issues of censorship and how they mold and alter american culture...

suppose i should add in a disclaimer that i'm a former wal-mart employee - i worked there as a teenager - never had problems such as are being mentioned now with mandatory overtime and being forced to work off the clock, but who knows how different things are now than they were over a decade ago...