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Breaking: Wal-Mart workers on strike, defying firings

Josh Eidelson writes for Salon: “Dozens of workers at a Florida Wal-Mart walked off the job this morning, mounting the first Wal-Mart store work stoppage since the firings of twenty workers who participated in an extended June strike.”

Chairwoman Janet Yellen

The Editorial Board of the New York Times writes: “President Obama was wise to nominate Janet Yellen, vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, to be the Fed’s next leader. As a deeply respected economist, she will bring two vital attributes to that role a…