Silicon Valley and Wall Street loves AI. But is AI successful at something besides destroying jobs? A new reports sheds light on the question, revealing that 80% of AI projects indeed do not succeed. And of those, over 80% fail because of leadership. The report comes from Pertama Partners. The firm reports: “In 2025, global…
The Detroit News reports: “General Motors Co. temporarily laid off 1,300 workers at its FactoryZero electric vehicle plant in another sign of sluggish demand for battery-powered cars, the company confirmed Monday. Workers at the plant on the border of Detroit and Hamtramck were laid off March 16 and are set to return April 13. GM…
The following piece by Harold Meyerson was originally published in The American Prospect. Tuesday’s special election for a seat in the Florida legislature has generated way more coverage than anyone could have predicted. That’s because first-time Democratic candidate Emily Gregory defeated her Republican opponent in a solidly Republican Palm Beach district that Donald Trump had carried by…
The following article was published by Harold Meyerson in The American Prospect. Earlier today, we learned that despite President Trump’s tariffs, the rationale for which is that they’ll limit imports and boost domestic production and exports, the nation’s trade deficit in goods reached an all-time high in 2025. Yesterday, we learned that despite Trump’s war…
Trump, famous for his phrase, “You’re fired,” is now moving to strip more federal workers of their rights at work. NPR reports: “In October 2020, President Trump unveiled a plan to grant himself the power to fire vast numbers of civil servants for any reason should they get in the way of his agenda. Five and a…
Instead of “making America great again,” Trump has been trying to make unions weak. But his actions are stirring up younger union members and leading them to band together and fight his administration. The New York Times reports: “Two days into the government shutdown in October, Ellen Mei, who administered SNAP benefits at the United…
Unions are making their voice heard in Portland today against ICE. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports: “A large protest, dubbed ‘Labor Against ICE,’ is underway in downtown Portland, with thousands of people gathering at Elizabeth Caruthers Park on Saturday. Members from at least 30 unions are joining protesters this afternoon to rally against the U.S. Immigration…
Workers are speaking out against claims by Nike that they are paid double the minimum wage. ProPublica reports: “Through boom times and, more recently, slumping sales, Nike Inc. has stuck by a key claim about its overseas suppliers: They pay the average factory worker about twice the local minimum wage. It’s a claim company co-founder…
Caregivers are the latest group of workers to be targeted by the Trump administration. NPR reports: “Caring for the elderly in America is costly — too costly for many people to afford. Now, the Trump administration is attempting to tackle that problem by rolling back wage protections for more than 3 million workers who care…