Under Debate: The State Of Manufacturing

There's no disputing that America's manufacturing sector is on the ropes—or is there? Some experts argue that manufacturing in the U.S. is healthy; it's the workers who have to adjust, not our industrial policy. We present the arguments from Hale "Bondad" Stewart and Clyde Prestowitz, then take them apart. For anyone concerned about how we are going to create new, stable jobs with living wages, this is a debate that matters. Jon the debate using the "discuss" links at the end of each article.


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I'll Be On The “Keep it Made in America” Town Hall Tour Next Week

By Dave Johnson
October 7, 2010

I will be joining and writing about the "Keep It Made In America" Town Hall tour. (Click through for more info and a map.) The tour is from October 12-29 and I will be joining from October 12-19.

The official tour announcement: more »

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Bravo To Congress' Making It In America Push -- What It Still Needs

By Dave Johnson
July 28, 2010

House leaders deserve praise for fighting for working people by launching a "Make It In America" initiative which they officially unveiled today. more »

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Manufacturing Recovery Myth Response

By Hale Stewart
March 4, 2010

In response to my article "No, Virginia, Manufacturing Isn't Dead" Mr. more »

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US Manufacturing -- Losing Out?

By Clyde Prestowitz
March 2, 2010

Clyde Prestowitz is founder and President of the Economic Strategy Institute. It is posted as part of our series, Is Manufacturing Making It? more »

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The Myth of the manufacturing recovery

By Robert E. Scott
March 1, 2010

This post originally appeared at The Huffington Post, Robert Scott is Senior International Economist and Director of International Programs, Economic Policy Institute. more »

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The Mismeasure of Manufacturing

By Natasha Chart
March 1, 2010

This post is part of our series, Is Manufacturing Making It? more »

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No, Virginia, US Manufacturing Isn't Dead

By Hale Stewart
February 25, 2010

This cross-post by Hale "Bonddad' Stewart on manufacturing first appeared on his site the bonddad blog. Please visit his site. This begins a back-and-forth dialog series, Is Manufacturing Making It?. more »

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