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Future Tech: How 3D Printing Will Change the World

Dennis Draeger, AlterNet. May 9, 2012.

From new iPhone cases to new body parts, here's the good, the bad and the grotesque of this new technology.

50 Percent Pay Cuts at GE's Plants: Is This the Future of American Jobs?

Mischa Gaus, Labor Notes. April 16, 2012.

The company President Obama called a "model for America" is squeezing its workers, cutting pensions, wages and benefits--but workers are organizing to fight back.

Labor Leaders Join Civil Rights Groups to Fight Alabama's Draconian Immigration Law

Kari Lydersen, In These Times. April 8, 2012.

Union leaders, Latino community organizations, and others are heading to foreign car companies' shareholder meetings to demand they denounce Alabama's anti-immigrant law.

Politicians Swallow Pink Slime to Prove Their Allegiance to Corporations

Leo Gerard, AlterNet. April 3, 2012.

Just as in the case of pink slime, the interests of flesh-and-blood people and corporations frequently conflict.

The Auto Bailout Saved Michigan—If You Don’t Count Black Workers

Shani O. Hilton, ColorLines. March 4, 2012.

The bailout may eventually spur a full rebound in Michigan, but thus far it does not appear to be helping the most devastated parts of the state—black communities.

Labor Association Monitoring Apple's Manufacturing Has a History of Letting Corporations Off Easy

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. February 27, 2012.

Apple's chosen a labor monitor to keep an eye on its FoxConn factory that has long been criticized by anti-sweatshop activists.

Obama Promises to Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs, But His Plan Gives More Tax Breaks to Corporations

Roger Bybee, In These Times. February 21, 2012.

If Obama does win a second term, it will be fascinating to see how working-class Americans respond when his soaring rhetoric collides with the reality of his timid program.

Wired Magazine's Embarrassing Whitewash of Apple's Electronics Supplier Foxconn

Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism . February 8, 2012.

An attempt to assuage the guilt of gadget-owners over Foxconn's suicide-inducing work conditions does not pass the smell test.

As Pill Abuse and Deaths Intensified, The DEA Boosted Painkiller Supply

Guy Taylor, Salon. October 12, 2011.

An epidemic of Oxycodone abuse has struck America in the last decade, but as law enforcement locked up street pushers and corrupt doctors, the DEA gave Big Pharma the go-ahead.

Make It In America: How We Can Bring Manufacturing Back (No, Really)

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 22, 2011.

Bringing manufacturing back to our shores is good policy wedded to great politics. So why aren't we talking about it?

With the World Economy on the Brink, America Must Start Producing for Itself Again

William Greider, The Nation. November 5, 2010.

The country's predicament is a historic emergency that cannot wait for market solutions. America must start producing for itself.

19 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Deindustrialization of America

Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse. October 4, 2010.

All great economic powers become lazy and squander the wealth their forefathers left them, but the pace at which America is accomplishing this is amazing.

Despite Fresh Rhetoric About Saving U.S. Manufacturing, Obama Is Quietly Pushing Failed Bush Trade Policies

Mike Elk, AlterNet. August 26, 2010.

Obama is talking up a plan to boost U.S. manufacturing. Too bad he's also pushing Bush's offshoring agenda behind the scenes.

Why Do We Idolize Wall Street Hustlers but Hold People Who Actually Make Things in Contempt?

Why Do We Idolize Wall Street Hustlers but Hold People Who Actually Make Things in Contempt?

Les Leopold, Huffington Post. September 30, 2009.

The manufacturing sector accounts for fewer and fewer jobs each year, so why should we give a damn about it?

Unemployment Is Hitting Men Particularly Hard -- and Both Sexes Are Losing Out

Betsy Reed, The Nation. April 8, 2009.

As men lose their jobs, households are depending increasingly on the relatively meager wages of women to stay afloat.

Economy: Small Comfort in Manufacturing Uptick

Abid Aslam, IPS News. July 5, 2008.

An unexpected spurt in manufacturing activity is doing little to dispel the gloom that envelopes the U.S. economy midway through the year.

China Surpasses U.S. in Technological Prowess

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 26, 2008.

Did we outsource our edge?

68 Dems, 1 Republican Urge Obama Not to Ban \"Buy-American\" Incentive for Domestic Manufacturing

Staff, December 31, 1969.


In 2012, Let\'s Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S.

Dave Johnson, December 31, 1969.


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