Sears, once the great American retail giant with over 3,500 stores, is down to its last eight. Its apocalyptic collapse is not just a tale of one company's failure but a mirror to hold up to seismic shifts in retail, consumer culture, and capitalism itself. Sears pioneered selling everything from houses to tools through its legendary catalog, a fact that is little known, forging American ...
284,000 Jobs Created After 1 Million Foreign Workers Leave US Labor Market
The American labor market has just experienced a stunning shift: over 1 million foreign-born workers departed the job site, but 284,000 native-born American jobs showed up in that same period. This defies the politicized myth that immigrants do one thing and one thing only: take jobs from Americans. Rather, it reveals a complex labor reality in which a decrease in foreign labor leads to ...
New Export Shift from China Hits Global Markets as U.S. Tariffs Bite
The world's supply chains are realigning in real time—rumors of something historic have spread like wildfire across shipping hubs, boardrooms, and trading floors. A mysterious pattern is unfolding: China's export giant is re-directed, re-formed, and re-designed. What is driving this world shift? Which profits will take the biggest hit? Watch and wait—this is only the first round of an economic ...
LA Fashion Industry Loses $7.23B In One Week Over ICE Raids
On June 6, 2025, the LA Fashion District, a fabric of 4,000 businesses and over 15,000 workers, was left reeling from a sweeping ICE raid at Ambiance Apparel, taking some 40 workers into custody and sparking protests citywide. The response was quick and sharp: stores shuttered, pedestrian traffic froze, and an area teeming with activity just hours before turned into a ghost ...
Entire Chiquita Banana Workforce Laid Off In Panama
Chiquita is one of the world’s largest banana exporters and has made quite a name for itself over the years. A recent shockwave was sent through the community when more than 6,000 workers in Panama lost their main source of income. This unprecedented decision follows weeks of labor unrest, strikes over pension reforms, and mounting financial losses, with Chiquita’s operations in the lush Bocas del ...
19 Classic Items from the 2000s That You’ll Never See in Stores Again
Do you remember when flip phones were the height of cutting-edge technology? Or when low-rise jeans were the coolest fashion fad and Blockbuster was the go-to on a Friday night? The audacious 2000s gave the world everything from technological breakthroughs to pop culture phenomena and questionable fashion choices. But after a few decades, most of the Y2K items that adorned our lives and ...
ICE Raids Target Day Laborers at Home Depot – What It Means for Americans
In the past few weeks, high-profile raids have happened by Federal immigration agents. One of these raids started at the parking lot of a Home Depot in L.A., where day laborers were targeted. The operations happen without warning and have resulted in thousands of undocumented workers being detained. Community members have started protesting, but the raids do not seem to be ceasing, with the ...
Mass Walkout Forces Kroger to Shut Down 4 Stores
Kroger has been one of the largest grocery retailers in the U.S. for decades. However, recently, four stores had to be temporarily closed down after employees had sent a clear message to their employers: They would not continue to work in an unsatisfactory environment. This is more than just a union spat; it showcases the power that employees have over the retail space they work in. No ...
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