Who Are the Winners and Losers of Trump’s Trade War With China?
While we have seen job growth in parts of the manufacturing sector, wages have continued to stagnate and consumer product prices look set to increase.
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GM ‘Unallocated’ Its Lordstown, Ohio, Plant. What’s Next for the Village?
Donald Trump blamed David Green, the local UAW president, for the plant's shutdown. Green is now fighting for his union members' futures.
Amazon Headquarters Left New York, but Will Other Developers?
In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, residents are challenging a new development, charging it won't create jobs for those who currently live in the neighborhood.
The Geographic Legacy Costs of the Manufacturing Economy
The evolution of how we consume will re-structure where we reside. By Jim Russell An overgrown parking lot…
Made in Vietnam
Can the country become the next major player in the global apparel industry without sacrificing its environment? Near Ho Chi Minh City, one factory owner is assembling a greener model ... out of blue jeans.
Steel Days: On a Modest Resurgence in Bethlehem
In retrospect, it's clear how globalization and free trade disrupted the U.S. steel industry. It could be happening again. Survival for steel towns might be a matter of lower expectations and good luck.
The Future of Work: Re-Engaging the Beleaguered Worker
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Future of Work: Manufacturing Is Now for the Robots; the Middle Class Needs More
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
The Economic Geography of the Second Machine Age
In 2006, the digital economy underwent a dramatic transformation that changed the map of talent migration.