Sam Walton

When businesses do things that harm workers, the environment, or the health and safety of their consumers, we are justifiably outraged. But do the companies deserve all the blame? Not necessarily.

It's a new day at Apple. The transition from a dynamic leader like Steve Jobs to a new generation at the helm of the iGiant will change the culture. Not in a year, not even in five -- but before you know it, we'll be talking about Apple in the "good old days" back when Jobs ran things.

Napoleon has nothing on Wal-Mart. Watch the discount mega-giant retailer take over the U.S. starting from the time Sam Walton opened the first store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962, the same year Kmart and Target opened. The rest is history, as captured in this dynamic interactive U.S. map produced by...