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2 weeks ago | 
technologyreview.es | David Rotman
A pesar del caos geopolítico y los desplomes de los mercados desencadenados por el anuncio del presidente Trump de imponer amplios aranceles a las mercancías internacionales, algunos partidarios aún esperan que la estrategia produzca una «edad de oro» de la industria estadounidense. El propio Trump insiste: «Los empleos y las fábricas volverán rugiendo a nuestro país«.
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2 weeks ago | 
technologyreview.es | David Rotman
Publicaciones analizadas The Rise and Fall of American Growth (El auge y caída…
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2 weeks ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | David Rotman
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Despite the geopolitical chaos and market collapses triggered by President Trump’s announcement of broad tariffs on international goods, some supporters still hope the strategy will produce a “golden age” of American industry.
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2 weeks ago | 
technologyreview.com | David Rotman
The move to bolster US manufacturing was fueled by a sense during the beginning of the pandemic that the country must regain the ability to make critical products and technologies. Thedecline of US manufacturing had become obvious. Federal support torebuild the industrial base came in a series of bills passed during the Biden administration, including the CHIPS and Science Act and the climate bill.
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2 months ago | 
news.uj.ac.za | David Rotman
Letlhokwa Geoge Mpedi is the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg. Tshilidzi Marwala is a Rector of the United Nations University and UN Under Secretary-General. They recently published an opinion article that first appeared in the Daily Maverick on 17 February 2025In an increasingly automated environment, fewer human workers and the rise of autonomous systems and collaborative robots, or co-bots, could reduce the effectiveness of strike actions.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Letlhokwa George Mpedi |Tshilidzi Marwala |David Rotman
Fears of widespread job losses have accompanied every industrial revolution, and the current era of digital transformation is no exception. Yet, as Yuval Noah Harari reminds us, “since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, for every job lost to a machine, at least one new job was created, and the average standard of living has increased dramatically”. While automation will inevitably displace jobs, the creation of new ones remains less certain.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
technologyreview.jp | David Rotman
人工妊娠中絶や移民、さらに気候変動をはるかに上回って、30歳未満の米国有権者が最も懸念している問題が、「住宅アフォーダビリティ（手ごろさ）」である。家賃の高騰、極めて高い住宅販売価格が、最大の懸念事項であると認識しているのは若い有権者だけではない。記憶にある限りでは初めて、住宅コストが大統領選挙において大きな争点となる可能性があった。 その理由を理解するのは難しいことではない。パンデミックの始まりから2024年初頭までに、米国の住宅価格は47％も上昇した。米国の大部分では、中流階級の所得の人たちであっても、住宅の購入がもはや不可能となっている。多くの人たちにとって、それは「家を持つこと」を中心に築かれたアメリカン・ドリームの終焉を意味する。同じ期間に、家賃は26％上昇している。...
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
technologyreview.com | David Rotman
While some critics have argued that Harris’s plan is too vague and lacks the ambition required to solve the housing crisis, her message that we need to build more and faster is the right one. “It takes too long and it costs too much to build. Whether it’s a new housing development, a new factory, or a new bridge, projects take too long to go from concept to reality,” Harris said in a speech in late September.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | David Rotman
5 hours agoThese four employees worked for Kamala Harris. What they learned about leadership will inspire you. Four people who have worked for the Vice President talk about why Harris is a strong leader—and what lessons they have learned from her. Since becoming Vice President, Kamala Harris has faced her share of reports about her management style and the high turnover in her office.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
technologyreview.es | David Rotman
Cuando Chad Syverson consulta estos días el sitio web de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de Estados Unidos en busca de los últimos datos sobre productividad, lo hace con una sensación de optimismo que no había sentido en mucho tiempo. Las cifras del último año, más o menos, han sido en general sólidas por diversas razones financieras y empresariales, recuperándose de los primeros días de la pandemia.
