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  • Uncharted Territory

    There were nationally-coordinated actions at Walmart stores across the country for Black Friday. Over the last several months, there have been walk-outs at Walmart stores in nine states. Walmart is the biggest retailer in the world, and has been criticized…

  • Strand Bookstore Labor Battle

    Manhattan’s Strand Bookstore is in the midst of a labor struggle. Employees have launched a blog, which contains their original press release: “Strand ownership mounts unprecedented attack on union.” MetroFocus reports on the current causes, as well as labor issues…

  • The Rumpus Book Blog Roundup

    And I’m back! Thanks very much to Michael Berger for filling in for me while I was gone! He did a damn fine job. Lots has happened over the last few weeks:

  • Two-for-One at the Pyramid of the Sun

    David Lida’s book about Mexico City, First Stop in the New World, contains a really impressive chapter which traces the history of daily commerce in the capital from the vast Aztec market of Tlatelolco and the tianguis — temporary open-air…

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