Unemployed By Automation

The phrase “Robots are coming to take our jobs” is an over-simplification. Some jobs will be more vulnerable than others. Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2016

Over 50 million Americans live in zip codes with over 55% unemployment. Only 11% of Americans, 4% of Europeans, and Continue reading →

Self Driving Golf Carts

Grandiose ideas for self-driving cars, buses, and trucks are progressing; but a simpler approach may get there first: self-driving golf Continue reading →

Compounded Inequality

Wealth and income inequality are compounding to amplify geographic inequality. One consequence of the Great Recession (or the Second Great Continue reading →

Great Jobs Are Rare

For people with great jobs, great! Doesn’t everyone enjoy going to work? If not, it’s just an attitude problem. For Continue reading →

Minimum Wage Increases Work

Seattle has been a testing ground for raising the minimum wage. Debates were put aside and the wages were raised. Continue reading →

Americans Saving Again

The Great Recession (The Second Great Depression) switched American attitudes from spending to saving. In the early years of the Continue reading →

Driverless Taxis Replace Buses

Driverless vehicles are changing basic transportation. City centers may need buses and subways, but for less dense areas the economics Continue reading →