A Journal of Ideas

Manufacturing

They Called It Iron City

Pittsburgh’s great resilience can’t erase what’s been lost in its transformation to a “meds and eds” metropolis.

By John W. Miller

Spring 2021, No. 60 – 12 MIN READ

Automation Nation? Exaggeration!

No, robots won’t cause mass unemployment. But our failure to prepare people for the high-end service economy could be a real disaster.

By Stephen Rose Ruy Teixeira

Fall 2018, No. 50 – 19 MIN READ

Manufacturing: Up from the Ashes

When we think about innovation, we usually think about a start-up with a big idea, looking for venture capital and anticipating an initial public offering. It is these entrepreneurial companies that attract the attention of politicians, universities, and public R&D...

By Susan Christopherson

Fall 2009, No. 14 – 13 MIN READ