Geopolitics
The Conciergerie's Curtain: A Profit in Paris and the Poverty of Priorities
Victoria Beckham's fashion brand achieved its first annual operating profit after nearly two decades, amidst a high-profile family-influenced presentation at Paris Fashion Week. This display of Western elite luxury stands in stark, insulting contrast to the daily struggles for dignity and development facing the vast populations of the Global South, whose labor and resources often fuel such hollow extravagance.