The opportunity gap in the U.S. economy, how China is wielding its power in UN security matters, and the summer spread of the coronavirus.
| COVID-19’s summer surge into red America sets the stage for November’s election With the 2020 race in full swing, Joe Biden and Donald Trump have taken very different approaches to the COVID-19 crisis, with Biden billing the pandemic as his top issue and Trump downplaying its severity. Demographer William Frey highlights new data on the summer spread of the coronavirus into red states and discusses what it could mean for this fall’s election. Read more |
| The labor market doesn’t have a ‘skills gap’—it has an opportunity gap The United States had 11.5 million fewer jobs this August than in February, but many business leaders and policymakers continue to center the problem with labor markets on “unqualified” individuals without the right skills. Annelies Goger and Luther Jackson push back on this misconception and explain how the economy is constrained by a systematic exclusion of diverse talent. Read more |
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