Automation Could Displace 800 Million Workers Worldwide By 2030, Study Says
From today’s National Public Radio: A coming wave of job automation could force between 400 million and 800 million people worldwide out of a job in the next 13 years,…
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In Cutting taxes, the Economic Odds and Historical Experience Are Against Trump
From today’s New York Times: When President Trump adds his distinctive signature to the tax bill, he will also be making a huge bet that the Republican strategy of deep…
Labor Board Reverses Ruling That Helped Workers Fight Large Chains
From today’s New York Times: The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday overturned a key Obama-era precedent that had given workers significant leverage in challenging companies like fast-food and hotel…
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Women and Power in the Workplace
From today’s New York Times: “Revolution will come in a form we cannot yet imagine,” the critical theorists Fred Moten and Stefano Harney wrote in their 2013 essay “The Undercommons,”…
Will Robots Take Our Children’s Jobs?
From today’s New York Times: Like a lot of children, my sons, Toby, 7, and Anton, 4, are obsessed with robots. In the children’s books they devour at bedtime, happy,…
How To Make a Flexible Work Culture Work For All Employees in a Firm
From today’s Forbes: Imagine a work culture in which team members can connect, regardless of where, when and how they work. The traditional workspace is rapidly changing, and today’s businesses…
Al Franken will resign from Senate after more allegations of sexual improprieties
From today’s LA Times: Al Franken announced Thursday he will resign his Senate seat, falling to a whirlwind of sexual misconduct allegations like those that have enmeshed other politicians, business…
Should You Share Your Feelings During a Work Conflict? Probably best to avoid it.
From today’s Harvard Business Review: When a disagreement gets heated with a colleague, it’s normal to feel all sorts of emotions: disappointment, anger, frustration. But should you express those emotions?…
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) to resign amid many accusations of sexual harassment
From today’s LA Times: Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, resigned Tuesday after his support among fellow Democrats collapsed amid accusations of…
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Is it responsible government spending? GOP tax plan gives billions back to billionaires, adds trillions to the deficit
From today’s New York Times: A Republican requirement that Congress consider the full cost of major legislation threatened to derail the party’s $1.5 trillion tax rewrite last week. So lawmakers…