Nothing more epitomises the American ideal of 'corporate bigness' than the retail giant Wal-Mart. Yet its critics reveal their political naivete when they limit their criticism to instances of Wal-Mart's exploitation and iniquitous employee policies, while leaving untouched the entire political ideology of bigness that has made American society the most consumerist on earth.
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