Is the government using expanded jobless benefits to push wages higher?
There is evidence that expanded jobless benefits are keeping some unemployed persons from resuming work life – or at least taking longer to accept a position – because some are…
California dependent on international immigration for growth
“Our demographers anticipate we will return to slightly positive growth 12 months from now as the pandemic is brought under control and we see changes to immigration policy,” he said.…
Are unemployment benefits too good at the moment?
Insider’s Ben Winck reported on Friday that along with the disappointing job gains, the unemployment rate rose in April to 6.1% from 6%, while economists had expected it to drop…
Remarkable: States with stringent requirements have nearly same outcomes as those without stringent guidelines
History will not look kindly on what the experts just did. Unfortunately, it will take a different set of experts to critically analyze this as too many leading experts may…
Today is 14 weeks after Michael Osterholm said the U.S. would get far worse, worse than ever, within 14 weeks
It is 14 weeks, as of today. Cases have fallen off a cliff since Osterholm not only made his projection, but spread it widely via television and mass media outlets.…
Environmental Robotics
Erin Kennedy, a.k.a. RobotGrrl, gives this TedXOttawa talk. Interesting approach to applying robotics and other ideas to simple environmental cleanups. I met Erin at SF Bay Area Maker Faire in…