Just as America’s highways, sewage systems and water pipes need fixing, so does the growing gap between rich and poor. Trump and the Democrats could use that money to address both.
White men have historically and disproportionately held official, managerial and professional occupations. But women and people of color are slowly gaining.
There is little evidence of any strategic planning by Australia’s federal and state governments to deal with social dislocation caused by AI-driven automation.
A forum of Australian tech companies this week was told the government’s encryption laws could see Australian jobs moved overseas. Labor’s promised to “fix” the laws, but that could be too late.
A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
President Trump says that the white working class is being pushed out of the job market. But that doesn’t seem to be true for the best-paying blue-collar jobs.
Amazon nixed plans to build a headquarters in Long Island City after some New Yorkers questioned the wisdom of offering billions in tax breaks in exchange for job promises. A Texas study suggests they had reason to worry.
Before deciding what to study at which university, high school graduates should consider the drop-out rates, early-career employment prospects and lifetime earnings their program is likely to yield.