
Walton family
The Waltons are the Secret Stars of the 2015 State Of The Union
The Waltons – who became the richest family in the world by inheriting Wal-Mart – are going to make a stealth appearance in the State Of The Union tonight when President Obama discusses his proposals to close tax loopholes that unfairly benefit the ultra-rich.
Supreme Court opens the flood gates to even more Walton money in politics
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down certain limits on individuals’ federal campaign contributions, with a ruling on McCutcheon v. FEC. The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the cap on the aggregate amount that an individual can give directly to candidates for federal office, federal political action committees, and federal party committees.
The Waltons could buy Congress 32 times
The Waltons – Charity Begins at Home
For the Walton family, charity does, indeed, seem to begin at home.
How to solve Walmart’s “traffic problem”? Beer! Beer! Beer!
Many Call for Walmart 1% to End Its Support of ALEC
This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in Chicago. Today, thousands gathered outside the meeting to show their opposition to ALEC’s right-wing “model legislation.” Some of those present chose to highlight the ongoing role of the Walmart 1% in ALEC.
ADVISORY: Students, Teachers March From Closing Chicago School to Walmart Site
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Walmart and Walton Family Funding Sponsor of Arkansas Attacks on Planned Parenthood, Sex Ed Programs
Extremist, anti-woman politicians are at it again in Arkansas. And, once again, they have the support of Walmart billionaire Jim Walton and, in this case, of Walmart itself.
While America Was in Recession, the Walton Family Got Richer
We recently heard an amazing statistic on the Melissa Harris-Perry show about how Black and Latino households lost large percentages of their wealth during the recession. It got us thinking, of course, about how, while that was happening, the Walton Family continued to amass more wealth than any family could ever need.