Wal-Mart's emergence as a global corporate force triggered an unprecedented political backlash. No corporation has ever faced such a dedicated army of activists, agitators and organizers. Wal-Mart has single-handedly galvanized a progressive, grass roots and labour coalition of activists determined to roll back the tide of corporate power and domination. This is a generation baptized by the fire of anti-globalization protest. This is the Wal-Mart Nation. These are their stories.