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The Economic Foundation for Peace in Israel and Palestine

1 month ago | tcf.org | Dahlia Scheindlin

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is, at least as much as anything else, a clash between the haves and the have-nots. Long before Hamas massacred civilians and took Israeli hostages on October 7, before Israel laid waste to Gaza in retaliation and ramped up its attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, startling economic statistics told a story of inequity—one that would have caused catastrophic tensions in any society. The rawest of these numbers was the gap in the size of the economies.
There’s a Smart Way to Renew American Manufacturing. It’s Not Trump’s Strategy.

1 month ago | tcf.org | Andrew Stettner |Emily McGrath

Manufacturing has long been a cornerstone of the U.S. economy and a vital pathway to middle-class stability for millions of Americans. Supporting the sector’s success benefits all of us. Yet despite President Trump’s campaign promise of a manufacturing renaissance, his administration has shown little grasp of the global production landscape, the role of federal support, or of the strategic planning needed to achieve such a goal.
Vanishing Advantage: The U.S. Brain Drain Has Begun

1 month ago | tcf.org | Emily McGrath

The foundation of the United States’ global competitiveness and long-term prosperity is its workforce. The country’s knowledge- and technology-intensive (KTI) economy is directly powered by the ingenuity and creativity of the national talent pool, making it the most valuable asset in the economy.
Labor Market Disruption and Policy Readiness in the AI Era

1 month ago | tcf.org | Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris

The country’s workforce faces numerous challenges in responding to the opportunities and threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI), ranging from
The Axis of Resistance Returns to Its Local Roots

2 months ago | tcf.org | Veena Ali-Khan |Thanassis Cambanis

The Iran-aligned “Axis of Resistance” has suffered a year and a half of withering setbacks. Now, its future is more uncertain than ever before. Faced with the most serious threat in its history, the alliance’s core groups—Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen—are turning back to basics: local power. The Axis of Resistance spans a wide variety of states and sub-state groups that share some common enemies. But not all members are equally aligned.
Safeguarding the MEP Program Is Critical to Revitalizing American Manufacturing

2 months ago | tcf.org | Gayle Goldin |Steven Greenhouse |Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris

In a reversal that underscores both the political sensitivity and economic importance of U.S. manufacturing, the Trump administration is walking back its April 1 decision to zero out millions in funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers whose contracts were up for renewal in ten states.
Why Job Quality Is Critical to Successful Workforce Training

2 months ago | tcf.org | Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) serves as the nation’s primary federal workforce development framework, providing job seekers with access to training, employment services, and supportive resources while also facilitating career navigation and regional workforce planning. Though funding for the WIOA is limited relative to the nation’s workforce challenges, it plays an important role in meeting the talent needs of local industries.
What Cuts to the Department of Labor Will Mean for You

2 months ago | tcf.org | Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Alejandra Vazquez Baur

Imagine this:Thirteen-year-old children working the night shift cleaning the kill floors of meatpacking plants, their small hands barely able to hold the tools they are required to use. Working people putting in fifty-hour workweeks and getting paid for just a fraction of the hours they worked. Hardworking coal miners working underground, forced to travel miles in mines that haven’t had safety inspections.
We Led Federal Agencies. Here Are 10 Ways That President Trump and Elon Musk’s Attacks on Federal Workers Will Hurt You

2 months ago | tcf.org | Gayle Goldin |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Andrew Stettner |Steven Greenhouse

IntroductionSince taking office, President Donald Trump’s administration—in an initiative led by Elon Musk—has conducted mass firings at federal agencies. Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have indiscriminately and illegally fired whole classes of workers without cause or explanation, including thousands of veterans and workers with disabilities.
Cross-Border Shuffle: Refugee Movement Between Lebanon and Syria after Assad

2 months ago | tcf.org | Veena Ali-Khan |Thanassis Cambanis |Aron Lund |Sam Heller

The demography of both Lebanon and Syria is in flux, after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Thousands of people are now on the move, inside the two countries and across their shared border—in both directions. Since Syrian rebels toppled the Assad government on December 8, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the Syrian–Lebanese border—both Syrian refugees in Lebanon returning home, and Syrians and Lebanese escaping the new Syria.