Inequality, the Great Recession & Slow Recovery
By: Barry Z. Cynamon and Steven M. Fazzari October 24, 2014 Rising inequality reduced income growth for the bottom 95 percent of the US personal income distribution beginning about 1980. To maintain stable debt to income, this group’s consumption-income ratio needed to decline, which did not happen through 2006, and its debtincome ratio rose dramatically, […]
Unilever threat ‘is #MeToo moment for digital advertising’
By: Mark Sweney February 12, 2018 The former UK boss of one of the world’s biggest advertising groups has said that Unilever’s threat to boycott Google and Facebook could be a pivotal moment for digital advertising, likening it to the momentum of the #MeToo movement that has put a spotlight on sexual harassment and assault. […]
Millions of jobs have disappeared
By: LinkedIn February 26, 2018 With rising automation and lowering tariffs on trade, the US manufacturing sector has seen sharp declines for decades. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after employing as much as 38% of the US workforce in the 1950s, just 9% of Americans are employed through manufacturing today — with more […]
The New Retirement
By: Paul Sullivan News and features about the changing nature of careers, working and retirement. Read Full Article
Primark to train 160,000 cotton farmers in latest sustainability move
By: Sahar Nazir August 28, 2019 Primark is set to train 160,000 cotton farmers in China, India and Pakistan to teach them environmentally-friendly farming practices in a move to further its sustainability methods. The value fashion retailer is running the scheme, which is due for completion in 2022, as part of its sustainable cotton programme, […]
A Future That Works
By: McKinsey Global Institute January 2017 Advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are ushering in a new age of automation, as machines match or outperform human performance in a range of work activities, including ones requiring cognitive capabilities. In this report, part of our ongoing research into the future of work, we analyze […]
Information Technology and the U.S. Workforce: Where Are We and Where Do We Go from Here?
By: National Academies Press 2017 Recent years have yielded significant advances in computing and communication technologies, with profound impacts on society. Technology is transforming the way we work, play, and interact with others. From these technological capabilities, new industries, organizational forms, and business models are emerging. Technological advances can create enormous economic and other benefits, […]
Digital America: A tale of the haves and have-mores
By: James Manyika, Sree Ramaswamy, Somesh Khanna, Hugo Sarrazin, Gary Pinkus, Guru Sethupathy, and Andrew Yaffe December 2015 Digital capabilities, adoption, and usage are evolving at a supercharged pace. While most users scramble just to keep up with the relentless rate of innovation, the sectors, companies, and individuals on the digital frontier continue to push […]
The technical potential for automation in the US
By: McKinsey August 28, 2019 Many types of activities in industry sectors have the technical potential to be automated, but that potential varies significantly across activities. Read Full Article