American Consumers

The New Face of Fashion: Sustainable Luxury

Jeffrey Hutchison | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style


Jeffrey Hutchison

Embracing sustainability and crafting a new face of luxury need not be at odds; by exploring ways to achieve both simultaneously, an exciting new era of of design can be borne.

Will China Save the World from Depression?

Walden Bello | Posted 06.21.2009 | World


Walden Bello

The heroic American middle class consumer -- weighed down by massive debt -- has ceased to be the key stimulus for global production, but don't expect Beijing to save the global economy any time soon.

Credit Card Reform Stinks for Responsible Consumers (aka "Deadbeats")

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 06.20.2009 | Business


Jill Schlesinger

Guess who's going to get screwed by the "Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act"? Responsible people who pay their bills on time!

Asian Inflation Hits Western Consumers

New York Times | Keith Bradsher | Posted 04.16.2008 | Business


The free ride for American consumers is ending. For two generations, Americans have imported goods produced ever more cheaply from a succession of low...

Holiday Shopping Season Disappoints Retailers As Expected

New York Times | MICHAEL BARBARO | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business


American consumers, uneasy about the economy and unimpressed by the merchandise in stores, delivered the bleak holiday shopping season retailers had e...