How has Walmart’s relationship with workers evolved, and what more can retail, caregiving and other industries do to provide sustainable employment? (also see Interview Part 2: How Walmart Came to Embrace Sustainability More Than Frontline Workers’ Pay and Still Broke Book Excerpt: How Walmart Finally Raised the Starting Wage)

“It’s not because we’re woke. It’s not because we’re driving an ideological agenda”: Why are business schools bringing challenging questions about capitalism into the classroom? (also see We Believe in the Power of Business to Do Good and Why Isn’t the Whole World Rich?)

Is it worth it?

Lockdowns have led to protests and upheaval. What comes next? (also see China’s Lockdown Protests: What You Need to Know and Covid Restrictions Lifted in Chinese City of Guangzhou After Protests)

What do workers want, and why is Congress getting involved? (also see What’s at Stake in the Freight Rail Labor Fight)

What does it mean to make “human capital the heart of capitalism” and why is it good for business?

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