Phoebe Cooke

The company resisted them. History defied them. Geography worked against them.

"The choice facing the executive branch is clear: Act or default; act or increase the suffering of millions; act or go into economic tailspin."

With nearly 60,000 tons of unsold clothes arriving globally from Europe, Asia and North America to the port town of Iquique, about 39,000 tons of fast fashion ends up in the landfill in the desert.

We Americans are all beneficiaries of exceptionalism, even those of us who decry its corrosive impact.

While the ruling was fractured and reflected complex legal questions, it is a major victory for those working to improve farm animal welfare.