How ‘Dupes’, Fast Fashion and China’s Economic Slowdown Spell Disaster for the Luxury Sector The luxury goods market is in bad shape, an indicator of how the moderately well off and "aspirational" shoppers are under income stress.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.co....m/2025/01/how-dupes-

Close to 30 Million Americans Face Limited Water Supplies, Government Report Finds Struggles over water use and cost are set to intensify as usage outstrips supplies.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.co....m/2025/01/close-to-3

For Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes a Village — And a Lot of Luck Another indictment of America's claims of superiority: a coming tsunami of homeless elderly
https://www.nakedcapitalism.co....m/2025/01/for-homele

There’s No Growth, so What Should Labour Do? Labour's dilemma — which has parallels in other countries — leads to vague aspirations that are almost meaningless, and probably undeliverable. So, what should it do?
https://www.nakedcapitalism.co....m/2025/01/theres-no-

Closing Ranks: Organised Labour and Immigration Quelle surprise! Historically, high levels of immigration in the US led to more union formation.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.co....m/2025/01/closing-ra