Corporations are not evil.

That's right, you heard it here first. Corporations are not evil - 0r greedy. I'll go one further, corporations are not kind or caring. Fact is that corporations are much like trees, only focused on their own life, their own growth. Nothing else matters. Like a tree, corporations lack the empathy to be kind or greedy. All that matters is growth. All growth can be measured with an economic yardstick. One dollar today, two tomorrow, three the next, like leaves on a tree.
Walmart is a corporation. Walmart cares about its own growth and nothing else matters. Walmart's growth requires that products be sold at prices lower than any other retailer. Quality and service and so on do not matter. All that matters is low price. Low prices help Walmart grow. That requires suppliers to find the cheapest sources for products. That has resulted in the closing of thousands of American factories and the loss of millions of American jobs - because American labor and environmental standards lead to higher costs of goods produced. But Walmart is not aware of labor or environmental standards anymore than a maple tree is aware of such things. All that matters is growth. The products that Walmart demands now come from China, a nation with horrid labor standards and and an abysmal environmental standards, standards that hurt human beings and the planet, but standards that allow for Walmart's growth. Nothing else matters. Only Walmart matters. Yes, I am sure that there are those of you out there who will say "But Walmart gives money to local charities, and Walmart gives us $4 prescriptions"- yes, that is true, but Walmart only does that because it keeps people shopping at Walmart which helps Walmart grow. Mother Theresa did not help the poor so that poor people would keep coming to her. Her actions were not calculated relative to return on investment, but rest assured that everything Walmart does is focused on Walmarts growth. Nothing else matters.
The good news is that if you are concerned about corporations like Walmart, you can do something about it. Remember that they only care about their own growth. Tell them that unless they change, you will not buy from them. Tell Walmart that unless they allow their employees the right to form and join a union, free of harassment from Walmart, you will not shop there. Tell Walmart that until they demand higher standards from their suppliers - standards that do not allow dangerous working conditions and environmental terrorism, you will not shop there. Tell Walmart that you want products that are made by Americans, a system that will help get us out of this Great Recession and close the growing gap between rich & poor.
Of course, if you are like Walmart and that tree, you may only care about your own growth and you may decide is it better for your own best interests to shop at Walmart and places like Walmart. You will continue this global trend where gigantic corporations are destroying the environment an claiming the rights to our resources and our governments... and just remember that eventually, Walmart will have to decide about their continued growth and your welfare, and we all know who will win.
Make a stand.