The Way To Go Forward: Surprisingly, It Involves Going Forward

... and it involves keeping up with the world, not narcissistic navel-gazing based on so-called "exceptionalism."  We can't expect jobs that have gone away forever to come back; we need to create new ones based upon the work that we really need to do now.  This involves saving the planet, not exploiting it.  Here's one voice speaking from that point of view (and yes, you can dislike the source but, when it comes to this subject, he knows what he's talking about).