by Eric Lotke | Sep 22, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
In the lead up to the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, mainstream media are telling half a story. Everyone seems to agree that heavy industry is a thing of the past. The London Telegraph opens with the “long-gone steel industry” and Business Week with the “rust-stained U.S....
by Leo Gerard | Sep 14, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America, Minimum Wage
Barack Obama proved Friday he's got grit. He enforced trade laws. These are special trade safeguard rules called "Section 421" that the Chinese had agreed to obey to gain entrance to the World Trade Organization (WTO). They are, however, laws that had gone unenforced...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 9, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
President Obama faces a tough decision soon that will signal how his administration will tackle the problem of balancing our trade policies. This is the upcoming "Section 421 Tire Case" decision. Summary: American has been importing more and more tires from China...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 8, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
At the recent Netroots Nation gathering in Pittsburgh bloggers toured the J. Edgar Thomson steel mill. I asked the plant manager about competitiveness. She said that labor costs are not a big factor in the cost competitiveness of Chinese steel; a major component of...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 8, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
"A country’s economic power comes from manufacturing. But while other countries have industrial policies, America has a de-inustrialization policy. We have handed our country’s manufacturing capacity over to other countries, and as a result we have to borrow more and...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 3, 2009 | Blog, Making it in America
A country’s economic power comes from manufacturing. But while other countries have industrial policies, America has a de-industrialization policy. We have handed our country’s manufacturing capacity over to other countries, and as a result we have to borrow more and...
