A debate over Wal-Mart's impact and a discussion about its efforts to counter recent negative publicity. Includes excerpts from documentaries "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and "Why Wal-Mart Works: And Why That Makes Some People Crazy."
Wal-Mart - the world's largest retailer - has been in the headlines recently with the release of a new documentary "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" that criticizes the company's labor practices. A film defending the company, "Why Wal-Mart Works: And Why That Makes Some People Crazy," has also been released. We host a debate over Wal-Mart with the communications director of Wal-Mart watch and the filmmaker of "Why Wal-Mart Works."
"To combat [a] wave of negative publicity, The New York Times reports Wal-Mart has set up a public relations war room staffed with former Republican and Democratic presidential advisers...We host a debate over Wal-Mart and air excerpts from the Robert Greenwald film as well as the documentary "Why Wal-Mart Works: And Why That Makes Some People Crazy" by filmmaker Ron Galloway."
FULL STORY: A Debate: Does Wal-Mart Work or is it a High Cost for Low Price?
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