Introduction : the United States of Wal-Mart -- Size matters (now more than ever) -- "Most versatile boy" : how Sam Walton became an ethos -- The growth machine -- Wal-Marts behaving badly, I -- Wal-Marts behaving badly, II -- Proceeds from the sale of this item help move jobs to Guangdong! : Wal-Mart goes global -- Spin city -- It's a Wal-Mart world after all -- Taming the beast -- Race, class, and cul-de-sac radicals : saying no to Wal-Mart -- Land of the white, blue, and you.