America’s Most Precious Resource, So cial Protections in Africa, and More

December 13, 2019

The human capabilities of the U.S. workforce are worth an estimated $240 trillion, over ten times the value of all the country’s urban land. Joseph Parilla looks at some of the ways economic development organizations can foster talent in their communities.

Eight out of ten people in sub-Saharan Africa are not covered by any pension, safety net, or social protection program. To mitigate labor risks, Zainab Usman, Indhira Santos, and Jan Loeprick discuss how to finance, strengthen, and expand social protection systems throughout the continent.

An overwhelming majority of Americans support regulating artificial intelligence technology, but diverge in how exactly that regulation should take shape. Baobao Zhang discusses some areas in which public opinion splits—including on racial and political lines.

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