Americans have been witnessing a peculiar economy over the past few years. Despite stronger-than-expected growth, many workers feel caught short in the post-pandemic environment, where prices are high, and interest rates are yet to come down. Rising productivity of America’s labor force is being met with skepticism over companies’ motives and the economic outlook. Productivity…Read more
Keeping the Home Running Household tasks – from grocery shopping, to doing the laundry, to care work – are time-consuming, and in many American homes, they predominantly fall to women. And while the inequality in unpaid labor is well documented, it’s not recognized in a meaningful way. But this could be about to change.The Labor…Read more
Electric vehicles were heralded as the car industry’s answer to environmental worries. But whole automakers are still all over the trend, consumers are just not buying as many EVs as everyone would have thought. In response, companies like Ford (F) and General Motor (GM) have scaled back their investments in EVs. But they’re not giving…Read more
