by Dave Johnson | Sep 1, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
The definition of “anti-American” might be up for grabs after so many years of conservatives using the label like a club, but can we all agree that when other countries are working against the interests of America, that it is fair to call that “anti-American?” I...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 19, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
Last week Harold Meyerson wrote a great column in the Washington Post, Just One Word: Factories, promoting American manufacturing. Meyerson wrote, “Since 1987, manufacturing as a share of our gross domestic product has declined 30 percent. Once the world's leading net...
by Tula Connell | Aug 14, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
So I took a tour of a steel plant today. There was a lot of hot, molten steel, but also high-tech computerized systems running the show, making sure just enough steel is poured into a mold at just the right temperature and speed, among many other functions. The...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 14, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
I had the opportunity to tour a steel plant outside of Pittsburgh yesterday. (I am here for the Netroots Nation convention.) The word that keeps coming into my mind is "intense." I experienced intense heat, intense colors in the molten steel, and intense faces on the...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 10, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
President Obama, at the "Three Amigos" summit today in Mexico, responded to Canadian and Mexican complaints about the “Buy American Clause” in the stimulus package, reiterated that the clause is legal within existing trade agreements and does not threaten our trading...
by Tula Connell | Jul 24, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
The Chamber of Commerce--that's the U.S. Chamber of Commerce--proved once again how anti-American it is when it comes to supporting U.S. industry. In Findlay, Ohio, unions had been organizing a parade and all-day event for this Saturday to highlight American-made...
