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Via Flowing Data, watch Wal-Mart spread across the nation like a virus. Creepy. And the Agent Smith voiceover added by this YouTuber is rather apt. Full-screen original version here. Probably less creepy, but still fascinating is the Target version.

A coalition of more than 50 labor unions representing over two million workers has filed an amicus brief with the state of California calling for the overturn of Proposition 8. In their amicus brief, the unions argue that Proposition 8 would amend discrimination into the state constitution and divide Californians into “suspect classifications.” “It really does establish the potential for …

The California Teacher’s Union has topped the list of institutional donors to No On 8 with a staggering $1M gift. California’s largest teacher’s union has given another $1 million to defeat a Nov. 4 ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in the state. The contribution recorded Tuesday makes the California Teachers Association the largest institutional donor to the No …

A bolster from Obama’s weakest link, blue collar workers: In a surprising boost for Senator Barack Obama, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will announce this afternoon that it is endorsing him, a top union leader said. With the Teamsters’ move, labor leaders said, Change to Win, a five-million-member coalition of unions that broke away from the A.F.L.-C.I.O., will likely vote …

Our long national reality show nightmare is officially over. LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Striking Hollywood writers are going back to work. The Writers Guild of America said its members voted Tuesday to end their devastating, three-month strike that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill. Writers will be back on the job Wednesday after voting in Beverly Hills and …