Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
A trade expert claims that Trump’s current tariff plan “reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of how the global economy ...
Harvard Medical School9h
Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it
Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic ...
How Will We Work In A Super-Aged World?
The labor market is undergoing a seismic shift. By 2030, the U.S. will have more people over 65 than under 18. Birth rates have plummeted, life expectancy has increased, and organizations face a ...
Marketplace9h
This final note — on democracy and this economy
The transcript of a Final Note from Kai Ryssdal that aired at the end of Thursday night's episode of “Marketplace.” ...
How A Downsized Federal Workforce Will Affect The Economy
A smaller government can offer benefits to companies while posing challenges for the federal workers who want to transition ...
Marketplace13h
China says its unemployment rate is “stable,” but job seekers remain gloomy
Despite a "stable" unemployment rate, job seekers in China are struggling as more applicants try for the same limited jobs.
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Pew Research Center14h
2. How COVID-19 changed U.S. workplaces
Kim Parker contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the U.S. labor market. Businesses ...
How the Cutting of Federal Jobs Puts Black Workers at Risk
When Theodore Johnson was a young boy in Raleigh, North Carolina, he and his family had to be strategic to make ends meet.