BUSINESS · HUMAN RESOURCESJob hunting in 2026: how AI screens résumés, and how to get past the filterMost US employers now use applicant tracking systems, and a third use AI to screen or rank résumés. Here is what these tools look for, why applications get rejected and how to write a résumé that both software and humans can read.
BUSINESS · ECONOMYFrom the Pandemic to the Strait of Hormuz: A World Moving from Crisis to Crisis — Who Really Pays the Price of Economic Disruption?COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have piled up debt, inflation and lost investment. Who ultimately pays for a global economy that no longer has time to recover between shocks?
BUSINESS · AISilicon Titans: The Transpacific Duel of Artificial IntelligencesOpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI versus DeepSeek, Alibaba, Moonshot AI and Zhipu AI: a sourced comparison of performance, cost, security and licensing in the US–China AI race in October 2026.
BUSINESS · ECONOMYAmericans’ Purchasing Power at the Heart of Economic and Social Concerns in 2026Gasoline, groceries, housing and healthcare: surveys, confidence indexes and financial-health data show why the cost of living dominates American concerns in 2026, and what forecasters expect for 2027–2029.
BUSINESS · HUMAN RESOURCESFrom Factory Discipline to AI Management: How Workplace Authority ChangedFrom corporal punishment and the all-powerful foreman to scientific management, human resources and artificial intelligence, the history of workplace authority reveals how profoundly the meaning of “management” has changed.
BUSINESS · HUMAN RESOURCESWhen America Hired at a Glance: The Surprising Recruitment Methods of the Industrial AgeIn 1900, a foreman at the factory gate often decided who got hired. How industrial America recruited, and how that gave birth to human resources.
BUSINESS · HUMAN RESOURCESAfter the Rise of Artificial Intelligence, How Are Major U.S. Companies Redefining Their Hiring Standards?Degrees and résumés still count, but major U.S. employers now look harder at demonstrated skills, AI literacy, judgement and the ability to learn fast.
BUSINESS · HUMAN RESOURCESMorocco, Africa’s New Industrialization Leader: Is It Developing the Talent and Skills Its Industries Need?Morocco now tops the African Development Bank’s industrialization index. The harder test is training the engineers, managers and technicians its factories need.