Tag Archives: Wal-Mart

Mickey D and the Big Town Dailies

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our It Doesn’t Ad Up desk So, go figure. Fast-food giant McDonald’s announced on Wednesday that it will hike wages and benefits for employees at the stores it owns. McDonald’s then trumpeted that change with a full-page ad in … Continue reading →

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The Weekly Standard Sells Out

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Not on newsstands. On its cover. That’s the front cover of the July 25, 2011 edition of the Weekly Standard. Except it’s not. It’s actually an ad for an outfit called Main Street Fairness, an Astroturf front group backed by Wal-Mart, … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart Masquerades As Main Street In Battle With Amazon

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

It’s the very definition of irony: Wal-Mart, longtime nemesis of mom-and-pop stores nationwide, is now bankrolling The Alliance for Main Street Fairness, a front group (also funded by Best Buy, Target, Sears, and Home Depot) lobbying for sales taxes on … Continue reading →

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