Future of Work
- More Lost Chances on Immigration Reform Hurt the U.S. EconomyCongress misses a major opportunity to pass immigration reforms that would help the United States compete.
- Was It Worth It?Dan asks a question that everyone who has ever signed up for military service has likely asked: was it worth it? His answer is worth reading.
- U.S. Immigration Has Become an Elaborate Bait and SwitchThe broken system hurts immigrants—and makes it harder for the United States to compete.
- Inspiration in the RanksLegal immigrants and noncitizens—service members enriching the U.S. military since the American Revolution.
- The Future of American Education: It’s Not All About STEMEducation in science, technology, engineering, and math is critical, but the United States needs a balanced approach in building the workforce of the future.
- The Robots Are Coming: AI Replaces Line Judges at the U.S. Open, With Global Implications for JobsSports reflect a societal trend of increasing automation. Policymakers should wrestle with the impact that autonomous technological development will have on the workforce, and ensure that marginalized groups are not left behind.
- How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help the United States to Lead in the Clean Energy EconomyThe IRA not only benefits the climate but also strengthens American competitiveness and spurs clean energy innovation.
- By Letting the Innovation Bill Fall Apart, Congress Misses a Chance to Spur Clean Energy TechnologyThe clean energy provisions of the USICA Bill that have been abandoned would have helped the U.S. solar industry to be more competitive with and less reliant on China.
- Grading Biden’s Foreign Policy for the Middle Class, With Heidi Crebo-RedikerHeidi Crebo-Rediker, adjunct senior fellow at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to assess the Biden administration’s “worker-centric” foreign economic policies.
- Decades Late, NAFTA’s Promise on Workers’ Rights Comes GoodIn 1993, then-U.S. President Bill Clinton unveiled a revolutionary deal that would require Mexico to strengthen workers’ rights as part of the pending North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Pre…
- R. Glenn Hubbard: Moving Past the "Walls" of Protection to "Bridges" of ParticipationThe response to disruptions caused by globalization and technological advances have been "walls" of protection that diminish economic dynamism. What is needed are "bridges" that connect individuals to participation in the economy.