A quick heads-up on a debate I’ll be participating in on the topic “Is Wal-Mart Good For America?” Below are the details. More to come: there will be a webcast and probably a C-SPAN showing. Those of you in New York might want to get there early–these have been sell-outs in the past.

“What’s Good for Wal-Mart is Good for America?”

A Debate between The Nation and The Economist: A battle of ideas between two of the world’s oldest weekly magazines featuring:

Liza Featherstone
Contributing Editor, The Nation
and Jonathan Tasini, President, Economic Future Group

vs.

Ben Edwards, American Business Editor, The Economist
and Steven Malanga, Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute.

Moderated by WNYC’s Brian Lehrer

Wednesday, April 6, 2005; 7:00 to 9:00 pm (doors open: 6:00)

New York Society For Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street

Admission FREE; No Reservations; Seating limited; Please arrive early.
For more info: http://www.economist.com/events/walmart/

Sponsored by The Economist, The Nation and the New York Society for Ethical Culture.