U.S. manufacturing


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Professor Romer Needs Manufacturing 101

Christina D. Romer, the former chairwoman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, took U.S. more »

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OUT: Outsourcing. IN: Insourcing.

Insourcing. That’s at the top of my trending list for 2012. But, how do we make reshoring—bringing job back from overseas—real? For America to have a thriving economy and lower unemployment, we need to create more good-paying jobs. And to do that, we’ll have to win back some of the jobs that have been shipped overseas for the past decade.

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Pentagon bought 1 million counterfeit parts from China

America's defense supply chain put at risk by purchase of counterfeit, salvaged products from China.

The U.S. Department of Defense has been buying counterfeit electronic parts from China.

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Should GE's Jeffrey Immelt Really Be Leading Our Job Creation Strategy?

There is no swifter way to alienate working class voters than to name an outsourcing CEO to lead your jobs strategy. Yet that’s exactly what President Obama is doing. more »

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Blowing in the Wind: Aggressive Steps Needed for Clean Energy Manufacturing

On Friday, the Wall Street Journal trumpeted the news that a Chinese firm will be the exclusive supplier to one of the largest wind-farm developments in the U.S. and that the developer of the project would be seeking U.S. taxpayer assistance. more »

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Someone To Craft Manufacturing Policy

Bloomberg News reports that the Obama administration may elevate Ron Bloom, head of the government’s auto task force, to a job that would set U.S. manufacturing policy more broadly. more »

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You Either Support America’s Manufacturers Or You Don’t

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has done it again. In contrast to their stated interest in supporting American manufacturers, they’ve criticized someone who wants to strengthen U.S. manufacturing. more »

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