Who Else is Against American Manufacturing?
Of course other countries have an interest in taking manufacturing business away from us to have for themselves.
Manufacturing
Unions Frustrated By Pace Of Change Under Obama
The New York Times | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
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...Today that euphoria is giving way to a mixture of frustration and unease, as union leaders are growing concerned that the Obama White House has not...
Who Opposes American Manufacturing? II
Dave Johnson | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business
A country's economic power comes from manufacturing. But while other countries have industrial policies, America has a de-industrialization policy.
Who Would Be Against American Manufacturing?
Dave Johnson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business
We are used to this kind of bad, antisocial, economically destructive behavior from self-interested American companies, organizations and people. And for some reason we seem to tolerate it.
Forging a Green Economic Recovery at Home
Edwin D. Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
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Manufacturing is moving into a new, energy-efficient stage, but it's in danger of leaving out the American worker altogether without an aggressive approach in Washington to encourage its domestic growth.
"We Aren't Lab Rats!" Say Striking Workers. Online Action Alert!
Elana Levin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
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In case you needed any more convincing that we need the public option...
National Association of Manufacturers Blasts ... American Manufacturing?
Dave Johnson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business
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Why is America's National Association of Manufacturers echoing the Cato Institute's views against American manufacturing? Has this organization lost its way? Do NAM members know about this?
Specter-Sestak Attack Each Other From The Left on Free Trade
Mike Elk | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
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Manufacturing is essential to rebuilding our economy and moving away from the debt-driven boom bust cycles of the past.
President Hu, Tear Down This Firewall
Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 09.14.2009 | World
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When Obama meets with President Hu next month, he should emulate one of his predecessors -- in fact one he has spoken of admiringly before -- and say something that could change history.
Steel: Important To Us But Not Important To Us
Dave Johnson | Posted 09.14.2009 | Business
Steel is the core component of the bridges, buildings, appliances, cars, etc. that we build. But now much of that steel comes from other countries.
Industrial Production Up For 1st Time In 9 Months
AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 09.14.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON — Production from the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose more than expected in July, with the first gain in nine months dri...
Senator Brown Calls for New Investments in Clean Energy Manufacturing
Jesse Jenkins | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
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Senator Brown's efforts to advance new investments in clean energy technologies and manufacturing are critical.
New Report: Pittsburgh --The Rest of the Story
Dave Johnson | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business
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Pittsburgh, known as "Steel City," was a center of the Rust Belt -- so-called because so much of our manufacturing, once America's economic powerhouse, has been outsourced.
Manufacture or Borrow (Until We Can't)
Dave Johnson | Posted 09.06.2009 | Business
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We don't sell enough things because we don't make enough things anymore. Over time this means we get poorer and poorer as we borrow more and more.
It's All About Jobs!
Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business
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While President Obama has spoken forcefully about laying a new foundation for the economy, we believe that the administration still needs to address two glaring shortcomings in its economic program.
Q and A with Peter Navarro: Macroeconomic Expert and Best-Selling Author on China
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.04.2009 | Business
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Why does the U.S. put up with unfair trade with China?
Retooling American Manufacturing to Drive for Energy Independence
Bob MacDonald | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green
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Resolving the worst financial crisis in history and attempting to wean the American economy off of fossil fuels: These efforts are actually more synergistic than most people realize.
Create a Secretary of Manufacturing
Gilbert B. Kaplan | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business
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We need to create jobs that have a multiplier effect and that build on our comparative advantage. When we think about where to put stimulus funds, someone has to stand up for manufacturing.
Trucks, Drugs and NAFTA: Time for Congress to do the Right Thing
Gary Shapiro | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business
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Mexico did not take lightly to the U.S. closing our border to their trucks -- that's why they're called "trade wars."
Dude, Where's My Industrial Policy?
Dave Johnson | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
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Face it, if we do not have an active and engaged industrial policy we are handing the business over to those who do. It is time to start discussing a national plan for manufacturing.
Making It in America
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
If the U.S. wants new energy to be the centerpiece of a new economy in which -- in the president's words, the U.S. "consumes less and produces more," then it will have to have an industrial strategy. Getting there won't be easy. Just as the insurance companies impede sensible reforms in health care, and big oil and coal block vital changes in energy, and Wall Street guts vital reform of finance, global corporations and banks will spend a lot of money to defend the unsustainable trade policies of the old economy.
GE Promotes Manufacturing Jobs in US, Then Ships 'em Overseas
Mike Elk | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business
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Without a new American manufacturing policy there will be no economic recovery. We need to move beyond a bubble economy built on debt and financial speculation and into a real economy that actually makes products.
Obama Struggles To Resurrect American Manufacturing
nytimes.com | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business
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If the Obama administration has a strategy for reviving manufacturing, Douglas Bartlett would like to know what it is. Buffeted by foreign competiti...
America Needs a National Manufacturing Policy. Now.
Sen. Sherrod Brown | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics
Robust manufacturing capacity is not only essential if we are to achieve energy independence and equip our military, it is the key to global competitiveness in emerging markets.
Quad City Die Casting Workers Hoping To Repeat Hartmarx, Republic Windows Efforts
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business
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Labor activists are hoping they can do for the 100 employees of the Quad City Die Casting factory in Illinois what they did for workers at Hartmarx Co...
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