http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/01/life-at-walmart.html Surprising: positive story about Wal-Mart in Boing Boing, from a writer who worked undercover as an associate. Sounds as though he might’ve started out with this conclusion in mind though, since he mentions being suspicious of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed, and also talks about a guy, Adam Shepard, who worked up from nothing to a car, house, and $2,500 in savings in 10 months. (See Timothy Noah’s article in Slate for a brief taster on “the potential evils of a society whose hierarchy is based entirely on merit.”) 23:09