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Manufacture This

The blog of the Alliance for American Manufacturing

Must Reads

Mar 06 2026
Trade with China By Matthew McMullan

China’s Five-Year Plan Calls for a Consumption Boost, But Don’t Hold Your Breath

It’s easier said than done. And experts says the economy is still heavily weighted toward export-led growth.

Mar 05 2026
 

For our Fine Feathered Friends, American-made Gathering Spots to Hang Outside Your Home

Mar 05 2026
 

Where Raw Wool Becomes Finished Garments

Mar 03 2026
National Security

The National Security Rationale for Rebuilding Resilient Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Trade

Feb 23 2026

How China Evades American Tariffs and Gets Away With It

Winning a court case against unfair trade should mean justice, but for many American manufacturers, it doesn’t. And it’s costing them billions. Today, David Rashid of auto-parts maker Plews & Edelmann and Betsy Natz of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association […]

Feb 11 2026
Trade

The U.S. Must Insist on Stronger Rules of Origin in the USMCA

Jan 09 2026
Trade

The Monthly Trade Deficit Drops to a 16-Year Low

Dec 29 2025
Trade

The Year of the Tariff

Buy America

Feb 26 2026
By Brian Lombardozzi

A Buy America Rule for the Bluegrass State

AAM joins the United Steelworkers to lobby for a domestic preference rule in Kentucky’s public buildings and public works projects.

Feb 18 2026
 

A Look Inside the Michigan Factory that Makes Pigment for Yellow Road Paint

Oct 08 2025
 

Michigan Now Covers the Pigment in Yellow Road Paint Under its Buy America Laws

Oct 01 2025
Buy America

The FHWA’s General Buy America Waiver for Manufactured Products is No More

Workforce

Aug 29 2025
Workforce By Scott Paul

The Power and Pride of Workers

Some thoughts on workers’ contributions to our country this Labor Day weekend.

Mar 27 2023
Workforce

Filmmaking Competition Aims to Get Young People Interested in Manufacturing Careers

Jan 21 2022
Workforce

Closing the Factory Floor Gender Gap

Oct 07 2021
Workforce

Democrats Discover Where They’ve Lost Voters: In Factory Towns

National Security

Mar 03 2026
National Security By Jacob Freshly

The National Security Rationale for Rebuilding Resilient Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Defense official tells the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services about the need for a resilient domestic mining and processing industry.

Mar 03 2026
National Security

Don’t Weaken Effective Section 232 Tariffs

Jul 16 2025
National Security

A New Bill in Congress Aims to Eliminate Loopholes in Rolling Stock Procurement

May 14 2025
National Security

Senators Look to Stop DOT Assistance for Transit Vehicles from Flowing to China-backed Companies

Infrastructure

Feb 10 2026
Infrastructure By Matthew McMullan

AI Dominated the Super Bowl Ads This Year

Just as dominant? Voter sentiment that AI infrastructure should be American-made. So says new AAM polling. Ads that air during the Super Bowl are famously among the most expensive real estate on television. Just 30 seconds of time during the […]

Jan 13 2026
Infrastructure

Domestic Iron and Steel Industry Urges Congress to Maintain Buy America in Upcoming Transportation Bill

Sep 05 2025
Infrastructure

Amtrak’s High-speed Trains Have Arrived

Jun 04 2025
Infrastructure

All Aboard the Mardi Gras Line: Amtrak Brings Passenger Rail Back to the Gulf Coast

Jobs

Mar 19 2025
Jobs By Matthew McMullan

You, Too, Can Fill Out Your March Madness Bracket Based On the Number of Nearby Factory Jobs

What could go wrong?

Dec 06 2024
Jobs

Manufacturing Jobs Haven’t Done Much in 2024

Oct 22 2024
Jobs

There are More Factory Jobs Now Than Before the Covid-19 Pandemic, New Study Confirms

Aug 26 2024
Jobs

Lifetime Show Shines a Spotlight on Military Veterans Forging a New Career with U.S. Steel

Made in America

Mar 05 2026
By Jeffrey Bonior

For our Fine Feathered Friends, American-made Gathering Spots to Hang Outside Your Home

JCS Wildlife in Evansville, Indiana builds birdhouses and feeders of various shapes and sizes … depending on who you’d like to swoop in.

Mar 05 2026
 

Where Raw Wool Becomes Finished Garments

Feb 28 2026
 

This Overlooked Industrial Building Block is Holding Everything Together

Feb 26 2026
Made in America

U. S. Steel Turns 125