Factory jobs aren’t what they used to be in America. The days when such work provided a stable, quietly prosperous life for high-school leavers are over. But there are other jobs out there that offer decent wages to those lacking a degree. Elsewhere, officials from America and China are meeting in London with the aim of de-escalating their trade war. Neither country is able to rout its economic adversary; each remains dependent on the other. That reality was always clear to China. Now it is obvious to America, too. |