Yes, we need to reduce dishonesty and corruption among our corporations, but we should look to our political class as well.

As the 2008 elections begin to heat up, concerns ranging from health care to wages and employment dominate the domestic political discourse. In these discussions, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is often vilified as an evil corporate empire determined to place profits before its employees. Are such characterizations true or...

Press release/summary for the book The Wal-Mart Revoluion, by Richard Vedder and Wendell Cox.

The authorsanalyze the best available economic data and conclude that American consumers--particularly the less affluent--have benefited tremendously from Wal-Mart's "everyday low prices."

The two most pro-consumer technological revolutions of the past generation have been the rise of big box stores such as Wal-Mart and the maturation of a global payment card system on which Wal-Mart depends. It's a pity that political progressives are on the wrong side of both these revolutions.

Richard Vedder, economist and author of The Wal-Mart Revolution, willspeak in New Hampshire.

Wal-Mart is not all its critics make it out to be.