by Dave Johnson | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, Climate, Making it in America
The game is to underprice your product until your competitors go out of business (like Solyndra & other solar companies). Then you own the market. This is about a lot more than just jobs. Our government is finally doing something about leveling the playing field! This...
by Leo Gerard | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
It’s a damning report because it says America has endangered itself by allowing both its manufacturing sector and its infrastructure – like dams, roads and bridges -- to deteriorate. The report, Preparing for 21st Century Risks, issued by the Alliance for American...
by Steven Capozzola | Jul 26, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
Kudos to Matt Miller in the Washington Post for asking the $295 billion question-- WHO'S GOT THE GUTS TO FINALLY GET TOUGH ON CHINA? While ManufactureThis has been saying for years that it's time to tackle China's egregious cheating at world trade, it's nice to see...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
A new report says American is too dependent on non-US suppliers. If there were to be a catastrophic event or serious emergency -- or war -- our country could not respond quickly enough, because of the offshoring of critical manufacturing sectors and a reliance on...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 25, 2012 | Blog, Economy, Making it in America
Yesterday Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Communications Workers of America (CWA) President Larry Cohen spoke to a very-well-attended "Bring Jobs Home" rally in San Francisco. The event was organized by the California Labor Federation and the CWA. There was a very...
by | Jul 23, 2012 | Blog, Making it in America
American manufacturing is like apple pie to American voters: we love it and want more of it regardless of our politics, race, gender, income, or hometown. If you live in a swing state like Ohio, you already know that, because both presidential candidates have flooded...
