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There are lots of great reasons to shop local. Here are just a handful. If you’ve visited this website any time over the past month, you’ve probably seen our 2020 Made in America Holiday Gift Guide, the latest edition of our annual list of gift ideas from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and…
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A ladle of molten iron is poured into a Basic Oxygen Process (BOP) furnace at U. S. Steel’s Granite City Works, where it will be transformed into liquid steel. Photo via U.S. Steel America’s steel industry is vital to our national security and critical infrastructure. But it remains threatened by global overcapacity, and COVID-19 has…
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Getty Images Companies often complain about the “skills gap.” But the public and private sector aren’t doing enough to train workers and line them up with good-paying jobs. Editor’s note: This is the ninth entry in our 10-part series examining the policies and priorities that President-elect Joe Biden should focus on as he looks to lead…
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Alex Perkins, pictured giving a speech at a United Steelworkers (USW) event, says he has high hopes for a Biden presidency. “President Trump ran a campaign on division, and everything was about building walls and separating people. Biden is creating a movement that this country will be all-inclusive of the citizens that live here,” he…
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Oxford Pennant’s Dave Horesh, left, says small manufacturers need more clarity from the federal government to determine “what policies should be in place within the workplace to keep people safe” during the pandemic. | Photo Courtesy Oxford Pennant The COVID-19 pandemic shone a well-deserved spotlight on domestic manufacturers, but cheap imports could shadow them once…
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Made in USA is a great selling point, which is likely a reason why importers try to use the label to market their products. | Getty Images But there’s a growing appetite in Washington to defend Made in USA, including by taking real action against the violators who knowingly mislabel their products. Editor’s note: This…
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A doctor in personal protective equipment to work with COVID-19 patients. | Getty Images How it happened, and how we can shore up our supplies. When we look back on America in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re going to remember all kinds of awful examples of our terrible public response. Instead of just…
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Getty Images Most Americans probably don’t think much about how currency is valued. But currency manipulation by countries like China has cost millions of manufacturing jobs. Editor’s note: This is the fourth entry in our 10-part series examining the policies and priorities that President-elect Joe Biden should focus on as he looks to lead America out…
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Getty Images Building clean energy infrastructure will be a monumental project. But if we do it right, we will not only address climate change, but begin to take on other societal problems as well. Editor’s note: This is the third entry in our 10-part series examining the policies and priorities that President-elect Joe Biden should…
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Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Pittsburgh on Sept. 30, 2020. | Photo by Adam Schultz, Biden for President The president-elect made all the right campaign promises – but other presidents said the same thing. Here’s what Biden needs to do to make good on his word. Editor’s note: This is the second…