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Is Wal-Mart Good for Asia?

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Source: Far Eastern Economic Review                           Edited: Ac. Krtashivananda Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headquartered in rural Bentonville, Arkansas (population 29,000), is the world’s largest corporation, with annual revenues approaching the $350 billion range. Wal-Mart’s revenues are larger than the combined GDPs of Hong Kong and Malaysia. Wal-Mart imported about $27 billion in merchandise from China last year—about the same as did Singapore. What began 45 years ago when hillbilly entrepreneur Sam Walton launched a no-frills mom-and-pop discount … Continue reading

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ICE MELTS INTO WATER

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Arctic Ice Melt, Psychopathic Capitalism And The Corporate Media. By David Cromwell and David Edwards. Climate scientists recently announced that Arctic sea ice had shrunk to its smallest surface area since satellite observations began in 1979. An ice-free summer in the Arctic, once projected to be more than a century away, now looks possible just a few decades from now. Some scientists say it may happen within the next few years. The loss is hugely … Continue reading

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