Walmart’s Death Grip on Groceries Is Making Life Worse for Millions of People (Hard Times USA)

Stacy Mitchell writes for AlterNet: “When Michelle Obama visited a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri, a few weeks ago to praise the company’s efforts to sell healthier food, she did not say why she chose a store in Springfield of all cities. But, in ways that Obama surely did not intend, it was a fitting choice. This Midwestern city provides a chilling look at where Walmart wants to take our food system.”