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Walmart, US’s largest employer, discontinues diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including racial training, supplier diversity programs, and LGBTQ+ children’s products. Decision follows online backlash from political right and Supreme Court’s outlawing of affirmative action in college admissions. Trump’s administration and Elon Musk, critic of DEI programs, expected to pressure progressive corporate initiatives. Article argues DEI initiatives are pro-American, but corporate leaders’ commitment to them fluctuates with political climate. Warns of corporate cooptation in progressive movements, shifting focus from liberation to maintaining capitalist status quo. Urges individuals to take responsibility for liberation work.