Tag: Jobs
Most of America’s rural areas are doomed to decline
David Swenson, Iowa State University
Since the Great Recession, most of the nation’s rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people....
3 ways $2 trillion for infrastructure can fight inequality too
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University
Imagine you have US$2 trillion to spend on patching up America’s crumbling roads, levees and other infrastructure. What would you...
At work, women and people of color still have not broken...
Tesa Rigel Hines, Purdue University Northwest
Did you notice the race of your barista this morning? What about the sex of your mechanic?
I have observed...
Retailers like Walmart are embracing robots – here’s how workers can...
Beth Humberd, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Scott F. Latham, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Walmart recently said it plans to deploy robots to scan shelves,...
Artificial intelligence may take your job, so political leaders need to...
Alan Montague, RMIT University; Alan Nankervis, RMIT University; John Burgess, RMIT University; Nuttawuth Muenjohn, RMIT University; Ros Cameron, Australian Institute of Business, and Timothy...
Skilled blue-collar jobs are growing – though women aren’t getting them
Eric Hoyt, University of Massachusetts Amherst and JD Swerzenski, University of Massachusetts Amherst
In the press, the phrase “blue collar” is often used as shorthand...
Why cities should stop playing Amazon’s game and quit offering companies...
Amihai Glazer, University of California, Irvine
New York City should count its blessings.
Amazon’s decision to walk away from its plan to build a new headquarters...
First-generation college students earn less than graduates whose parents went to...
Anna Manzoni, North Carolina State University and Jessi Streib, Duke University
When discussions take place about first-generation college students, often the focus is on how...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
