Wal-Mart: Friend to the Hungry?

I had grown accustomed to Wal-Mart ads. When I first saw their ads on television I was so repulsed by the slick commercials that cover up their corporate abuses: union busting, low wages, unaffordable/unavailable health insurance, discriminatory hiring practices, and more. But over time I have mellowed in my response to these attempts to improve Wal-Mart’s tainted public image. However, this morning I was disturbed from slumber to the sounds of National Public Radio and a sponsorship message about Wal-Mart’s partnership with America’s Second Harvest.