It's Not Just Shein: Why Are ALL Your Clothes Worse Now?

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We dug into the real reason all of our clothes are getting worse. The fast fashion revolution is making huge brands like Zara and Shein—and their shareholders—rich. Meanwhile, we get worse clothes with no pockets and textile landfills you can see from space. Featuring @clotheshorsepodcast 00:00 Intro 0:55 Was clothing really better before? 4:16 Zara, Forever 21 and H&M 7:35 NAFTA and the Multifiber Arrangement 8:30 2000s fast fashion and recession 10:17 Quality comparison 13:21 Shein and the de minimus loophole 15:35 Worker exploitation 17:03 Overconsumption impacts 17:57 How to fight back ----- More Perfect Union’s mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective, and we attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power, and we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. We're an independent, nonprofit newsroom. To support our work: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us