Turning to Street Vending, New Migrants Find a Competitive World
Standing on a subway platform deep below Times Square, Natalí Tualombo, a newly arrived migrant from Ecuador, sold water bottles and sodas from a cooler, her 4-year-old son sitting at…
BRICS: An Anti-Imperialist Fantasy and Sub-Imperialist Reality? – Patrick Bond | naked capitalism
Yves here. Yours truly has voiced some doubts about the BRICS project, and they have not been well received by those who are understandably keen to have a counterweight to…
McCarthy’s Extraordinary Downfall Reflects an Ungovernable G.O.P.
Kevin McCarthy did two things right, but too many other things wrong. His extraordinary ouster that unsettled Washington on Tuesday and left the House in chaos was the culmination of…
Kevin McCarthy Is Out as Speaker. What Happens Now?
The House voted on Tuesday to oust Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, from the speakership, an unprecedented development that plunged the chamber into chaos. Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida led…
Matt Gaetz, a Polarizing Figure in Congress, Is Polarizing at Home, Too
He is polarizing in Washington and polarizing at home. And in both places these days, he is getting more attention than anyone might expect, given his lack of seniority and…
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/3/2023 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Say’s Phoebe, Mount Falcon Park, Morrison Trailhead, Jefferson, Colorado, United States. Politics “So many of the social reactions that strike…
Happy Talk About US Slowdown a Recession Warning as China Growth Also Weakening | naked capitalism
It’s too easy to be a victim of confirmation bias. And your humble blogger generally steers clear of forecasting since the pros aren’t very good at it. But it nevertheless…
Abercrombie & Fitch launches investigation into ex-CEO sexual misconduct claims
Alex, a straight man then in his 20s, said he was auditioned by Mr Jacobson, who praised his dancing but demanded he “finish the job” by performing oral sex on…
Missing Girl, 9, Found Safe in New York, and a Suspect Has Been Arrested
After an intense 48-hour search, a missing 9-year-old girl who disappeared over the weekend while on a camping trip with her family in upstate New York was found safe Monday…
With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan
It was a bloody reminder that the dark days of extremist violence appeared to have returned to Pakistan: a suicide attack on a religious festival in the country’s southwest this…