Here at Daily Kos, we are a community of many, a community of party activists, a community that only wants to see a better America.
Personally, I have a deep passion to see legislation that seeks justice for each and every citizen get passed. I want to see the issue of poverty addressed in coherent manner, to see that those sitting on death row are given every opportunity to justice in the court system, to see that women are not abused. In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
Therefore, I hope to find my niche here at Daily Kos as well as add another aspect to my own blog, Faithfully Liberal, by bringing a Daily Action Diary. It will cover the gauntlet of issues from financial issues to violence and hopefully everything in between. I encourage you to read the issue below and take the appropriate action if you deem it necessary.
And we continue the fight with a call to action from Wake Up Wal-Mart:
As many of you may know Wal-Mart’s image has been tarnished recently with allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination in promotion practices and much more. Their abuse of power continues with the latest lawsuit raising allegations of spying on their own employees.
The Wal-Mart spy team, which Wal-Mart refers to as the Threat, Research and Analysis group, was using highly sophisticated counter-surveillance technology to eavesdrop on employees' phone calls, intercept text messages, and, according to a recent lawsuit, spy on an employee while he was traveling abroad. One of Wal-Mart's technicians even went so far as to record the conversations of a New York Times reporter.
Wal-Mart's big brother tactics and invasion of privacy are eerily similar to last year's Hewlett Packard scandal which drew Congressional review and resulted in high-level resignations and prosecution.
The Wal-Mart spy scandal, on top of recent attempts by Wal-Mart to smear several former high-profile executives, raises some serious questions about the extent to which corporations should be allowed to conduct surveillance on their employees.
While the extent of the eavesdropping is not yet fully known it still warrants a serious investigation by Congress as to the power a corporation has to spy on their employees. The power a company can have over its employees is in danger and it just one more way that Wal-Mart can muscle their employees out of unionizing or petitioning for better wages and benefits.
Take action here. But also take it one step further. If you are able to afford it, shop locally and refuse to support Wal-Mart financially. It will go a lot further than a simple letter to your representatives.
Cross posted at Faithfully Liberal.