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April 15, 2004
Abby Cohen
I saw Abby Cohen speak today as part of Johnson's ongoing 20th anniversary celebration. She's Chair of the Investment Policy Committee for Goldman Sachs and today she made a pretty convincing argument that the economic rebound is well on its way but remains hampered by governmental policy throughout the world.
My complaint with so many speakers of her stature is that they can speak for hours without saying anything meaningful. Politicians and CEOs are great at this. But I was extremely impressed both with what she had to see and how she said it.
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More on my favorite topic
Analyzing the "Sins" of Wal-Mart:
But like it or not, the opinions of this far-flung group are helping to shape a broad and growing anti-Wal-Mart movement that goes well beyond organized labor. And considering that the retail behemoth is in less than 40% of the top 100 grocery markets, Wal-Mart will increasingly face this crowd as it tries to move into untapped urban areas with its supercenters.
The daylong litany of Wal-Mart's alleged failings should provide plenty of fodder for its opponents. Take employee relations, once considered a Wal-Mart strength. Ellen Rosen, a professor at the Center for the Study of Women at Brandeis University, is using Wal-Mart as a case study in a book on gender stratification in the retail trade. She has been collecting the tales of dozens of current and former Wal-Mart workers, from cashiers to store managers.
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