Another argument against Wal-Mart

Jessica Clark

According to a CNN poll, voters who live near a Starbucks are more likely to vote for Kerry; those who live near a Wal-Mart are more likely to vote for Bush.

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Jessica Clark is a writer, editor and researcher, with more than 15 years of experience spanning commercial, educational, independent and public media production. Currently she is the Research Director for American University’s Center for Social Media. She also writes a monthly column for PBS’ MediaShift on new directions in public media. She is the author, with Tracy Van Slyke, of Beyond the Echo Chamber: Reshaping Politics Through Networked Progressive Media (2010, New Press).
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