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Aug 07 2014
Blog Jobs

No, Technology Isn’t an Automatic Job Killer

Daewoo Here we go again: It’s time for another installment of AAM Mythbusters, in which the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) explains that technology is not the reason we’ve seen...
Feb 06 2015
Blog

Riding the Rails to Manufacturing Growth

Hundreds of American manufacturers stand to benefit from rail infrastructure investment.
Aug 18 2015
Blog Trade

Manhattan’s Manhole Covers, Made in India

A documentary explores the realities of global trade by observing Indian foundry workers.
Jun 19 2018
Blog

Michigan Central Station Symbolized Detroit’s Rise & Fall. Thanks to Ford, It Now Signals a Rebirth

Ford officially unveils plans to turn the historic space into an innovation hub.
May 14 2020
Blog Trade

Why is the Justice Department Weighing in on a Trade Case Involving Mattresses?

It’s especially infuriating given American mattress makers efforts during the coronavirus crisis.
Jul 16 2025
Blog National Security

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

The STOP China Act would prevent federal financial assistance awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation from flowing to companies backed by the Chinese government. In late 2019 Congress passed...
May 16 2025
Blog Manufacturing Policy

What Would It Take to Bring Bicycle Manufacturing Back to the United States?

The CEO of Guardian Bikes details the challenges an industry whose production has moved almost entirely offshore.
May 05 2025
Blog Trade

The History of the Pickup Truck Shows the Upside to Tariffs

Decades after it was implemented, Lyndon B. Johnson's "chicken tax" has resulted in booming truck production in the United States.
Apr 14 2025
Blog Manufacturing Policy

What Would It Take to Make an iPhone in the United States?

A tariff reprieve won’t help – but it will take far more than tariffs, anyway. Smartphones, computers and other electronics got an exclusion from the suddenly very high “reciprocal”...
Aug 20 2024
Blog Innovation

China is Five Years Behind Global Competitors in Chip Innovation, But is “Rapidly Closing the Gap”

A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation examines the progress China has made in its quest to become self-sufficient in semiconductor innovation and production.