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Kari Gunter-Seymour: To the Woman in Walmart Who Was Dancing to Shakira in the Pots and Pans Aisle

my own feet beginning to slide
and shuck, drawn into that vortex,
adding my own brand
of Arriba, Arriba to the mix

August 18, 2025 · 18 Comments

Jessica Corbett: Cyber Monday Report Reveals Climate-Wrecking Supply Chain of US Retail Giants

Pandemic-fueled demand increases, record-breaking profits, and the supply chain crisis reveal the current maritime shipping system is ripe for transformation.

November 30, 2021 · Leave a comment

Video: Brendan O’Connell is Blocking the Bread Aisle

. This award-winning short documentary follows the artist Brendan O’Connell as he paints the experience of shopping at Walmart. .

April 29, 2017 · Leave a comment

Paul Christensen: Walmart, Walt Whitman and me

I admit it. I sometimes go down to Rutland, Vermont to the Walmart Superstore. My friends are all good liberals and the conscience of Middlebury ways, so I know reconsiderations … Continue reading

July 10, 2015 · 4 Comments

What We Learned At The Walmart Museum

We just got back from a vacation in Arkansas. It was great. It was our 4th of July trip. Bentonville, Arkansas, is lovely. As you enter town, there must be … Continue reading

July 9, 2014 · Leave a comment

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