It was a place people could feel good shopping after Wal-Mart became a target for its union busting.

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In an act of stunning disobedience of a court order, Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has decided to ignore the temporary restraining order issued by a Wisconsin court and begin enforcement of the controversial Wisconsin union busting law.

FORBES: Walker Ignores Court Order! Begins Enforcement Of Anti-Collective Bargaining Law

To write "The Old Bunch, " Mr. Levin had to know how the Chicago courts worked, how unionizing and union busting were undertaken, how kibbutz life in Palestine was lived, how medical research and practice are conducted, sculpture created and sold, and much more.

WSJ: The Old Bunch | Meyer Levin | Destiny's Children | Masterpiece by Joseph Epstein