New Decline in U.S. Exports Points to China's Undervalued Currency
On the same day Obama signed a law to waive tariffs for raw materials used by American manufactures, the news came that U.S. exports are sliding backwards at an alarming rate, crippling prospects for...
View ArticleThe "New GM" Versus "The Ghosts of 'Old GM'"
There are two pieces in Thursday's NY Times on the U.S. auto industry and Detroit which, when compared, provide a stark contrast (between the statistics we hear in the MSM versus the reality that is...
View ArticleShould GE's Jeffrey Immelt Really Be Leading Our Job Creation Strategy?
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt is a poor choice to lead the President's new job creation council.
View ArticleRefuting the absurd notion that buying American-made can be "dangerous"
Dan Ikenson at the Cato Institute actually believes that an ABC World News segment promoting the purchase of American-made goods is "dangerous, nationalistic propaganda."
View ArticlePentagon bought 1 million counterfeit parts from China
Why are we buying counterfeit defense parts from China when U.S. manufacturers can do the job?
View ArticleOUT: Outsourcing. IN: Insourcing.
Here are five things President Obama can announce at the State of the Union to promote "insourcing."
View Article"Made in America" and the State of the Union
President Obama will very likely talk about "Made in America" in the State of the Union, but will he propose real, concrete efforts to rebuild U.S. manufacturing?
View ArticleProfessor Romer Needs Manufacturing 101
Academic criticism of manufacturing just doesn't cut it in the real world.
View ArticleCPAC hits Washington, but little talk of manufacturing.
At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC, neither Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney had much to say about manufacturing.
View ArticleCan Apple start making their product in the U.S. again? The answer is YES.
If you consider the amazing productivity of U.S. manufacturing, and the fact that labor is only a small part of Apple's total manufacturing costs, it becomes totally feasible for the company to...
View ArticleChina vs. the USA: Olympic muscle and economic clout
China's dominance at the 2012 Olympics is one indicator that China is the world's burgeoning superpower.
View ArticlePublic opinion and "elite" opinion differ widely when it comes to addressing...
Elite opinion makers in the U.S. have been completely, brazenly wrong when it comes to the core issues affecting the nation's economy, particularly unbalanced trade with China.
View ArticleObama and Romney keep trading jabs on manufacturing and China. But are either...
Fact checking the "anti-China" rhetoric of President Obama and Mitt Romney.
View ArticleThe AAM Guide to the Denver Presidential Debate.
For Wednesday night's Presidential Debate, will Jim Lehrer ask the important questions on U.S.-China trade?
View ArticleIt's okay to lose your job since you can always buy "stuff" from China.
Cheap goods from China are no substitute for good-paying jobs.
View ArticleYet another poll shows that Americans support manufacturing.
No matter who conducts the poll, the results are the same. Americans want Washington to stand up for domestic manufacturing, and they're still worried about outsourcing.
View Article4,000 Manufacturing Jobs Gained, 996,000 To Go.
During the 2012 presidential campaign, President Obama set a goal of creating 1 million new manufacturing jobs in his second term. Now, as his second term is underway, the U.S. manufacturing sector...
View ArticleBeijing's irony and "chutzpah" regarding currency manipulation is so...
China is the world's greatest currency manipulator. Now, Beijing is worried that other countries might start devaluing as well.
View ArticleThe House tries again to tackle China's undervalued currency.
The whole world knows that China manipulates its currency to gain a price advantage when exporting to the U.S. market. Members of Congress have introduced a new, bipartisan bill to take action. Even...
View ArticleClever timing and irony when it comes to China's currency manipulation.
Disappointing news-- the U.S. Treasury Department once again fails to cite China for currency manipulation. And Beijing pretends to make progress while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits Asia.
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