by Eric Lotke | Jun 10, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
The Campaign for America's Future’s America’s Future Now! conference just finished. It revealed a remarkable unity of vision, and a careful balance in troubled times. Progressives came together and credited President Obama and the Congressional Democrats for...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
This is semi-live blogging (notes corrected later) and there is a lot, so I will highlight the most important points. I attended the Making It In America breakout session at the America’s Future Now conference this morning. Scott Paul of the Alliance for American...
by Dave Johnson | May 25, 2010 | Blog, China Currency Showdown, Making it in America
The US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue has concluded. It is remarkable for two countries to engage in a dialog such as this, and efforts like this to constructively manage differences can both help keep conflict from arising and help both countries achieve...
by Dave Johnson | May 24, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Today I was able to conduct a short webcam interview with Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. The occasion is this week's Us-China Strategic and Economic Dialog taking place in Beijing. This dialog is a series of meetings between...
by Dave Johnson | May 7, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Is China's industrial policy a "bigger" concern than their currency manipulation? That depends on what you think the meaning of "is" is. But China's currency manipulation and trade barriers are against trade rules, while having an industrial policy is just smart. A...
by Dave Johnson | Apr 22, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
This morning I watched a live webcast of a Senate hearing, titled, Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy to Examine Effect of China Currency Practices on American Manufacturing. The details of the hearing as well as an archive of the webcast are available at...
