by Dave Johnson | Jan 11, 2012 | Blog
President Obama is hosting a forum on "insourcing" today. We need to bring jobs back to America, and restore our "industrial commons." One way to help move this along is for states to require "Buy American" in their procurement rules. This is legal and here's the big...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 10, 2012 | Blog, Economy
President Obama will host a forum on insourcing jobs Wednesday. The forum will feature leaders of several companies who have already shifted jobs back home and are encouraging others to do the same. According to the White House, On Wednesday, January 11, 2012,...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 9, 2012 | Blog
Last month I wrote about a bill before Congress that would both help fight the offshoring of call-center jobs and protect consumers. Now the countries where we have been sending those jobs are organizing a lobbying campaign to fight the bill. The Bill There is a...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 8, 2012 | Blog
After years of conciliation and one-way "bipartisanship," with Republicans refusing to meet even partway, the President got fed up. The President is finally taking the necessary steps to get the government up and running, doing government's job of protecting citizens...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 7, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
One after another, the Republican presidential candidates have come out with strong statements that appear to show support for making things in America and revitalizing American manufacturing. This is because they can read polls and polls show that Americans...
