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In the most recent report from Policy Matters Ohio, Wal-Mart tops the list of Ohio employers with the most employees receiving government health care assistance.

Good news for those with no idea who they are or what they want to buy!

Another online advertising debacle for Bentonville.

An article today from Reuters brings news that Wal-Mart is looking to expand its presence in Southeast Asia. This is not, however, Wal-Mart’s first venture in the region.

Wal-Mart has previously tried to win over college students, Facebook users, “working families,” and RVers with its social media misadventures. Now the company has a new target demographic: mommy bloggers. 

Remember the days when Wal-Mart’s Asia headquarters was located in Hong Kong?

Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the world, with just over 2 millions employees on its payroll. So when the company does something wrong, there are usually a lot of people involved.

Wal-Mart’s failure to provide adequate health insurance for its 1.4 million U.S. employees isn’t just an unfortunate company policy - it’s something that affects taxpayers across the country. 

Two stories in the Chinese press last week show that collective bargaining agreements are spreading across Wal-Mart’s China stores like wildfire. 

Senator Barack Obama discusses the heritage of Labor Day and acknowledges that working Americans are stretched tighter now more than ever. 

We’ll be extremely busy this weekend relaxing and celebrating the valiant efforts of American workers, so in the meantime - a brief round up of the week’s Wal-Mart blogs.

Labor Day was initially intended to be a gift to the working class, and came at a time when workdays were long and a day off was precious. 

Yes, questions of what spelling to use will now involve a lengthy existentialist examination.

After six years of back-and-forth debate, Wal-Mart is pushing forward again in Lodi.

Despite a warning from the CPSC, Wal-Mart is still selling flawed bassinets on its website and in its stores.

A tumultuous lawsuit between Fisk University and the State of Tennessee has revealed just how much money Alice Walton has donated to her pet project - the Crystal Bridges Art Museum in Benton County, Arkansas. 

Today we received a letter from the Federal Election Commission responding to the formal complaint Wal-Mart Watch filed against Wal-Mart for holding meetings warning employees not to vote for Democrats.

An announcement from David Cheesewright, CEO of Wal-Mart Canada, comes at a time when the retailer could use some serious public relations karma.

A report from Georgia that Bentonville has ordered Wal-Mart Stores remove all free newspaper racks.

Marketside’s distinct branding implies the company is worried customers have had enough not only of Supercenters, but of Wal-Mart itself.