Buy America

EDITOR'S UPDATE: Since this post was originally published there's been more about getting your kids ready for "back to school." August 2013: Made in Your City: Back to School...

Just when we thought that the saga of new made-in-China Oakland Bay Bridge couldn’t get any worse, we were proven wrong. New evidence suggests there were major flaws in the rationale for...

New legislation would require all flags purchased by the federal government to be made in America.

EDITOR'S UPDATE: Since this post was originally published there's been more news about the big-box stores.  June 2011: How does K-Mart compare to Wal-Mart when it comes to selling...

Customers exit a K-Mart store in North Las Vegas, NV. | Photo by time anchor via Flickr We've all heard the claims from Wal-Mart– that they're selling more Made-in-America items. ...

A few weeks ago we reported that Wal-Mart made headlines for claiming that most of the products it sells are American-made goods. In order to test this claim, we sent our field staff to Wal-Marts...

Photo credit: Walmart via Flickr Creative Commons ManufactureThis has been looking at Wal-Mart stores for the past week, checking to see if the retail chain is indeed living up to its claim of...

On the surface, a Skilcraft pen looks like much like many other ballpoint pens out there: Black steel barrel, black ink, and retractable with a click. But these unassuming pens have a fascinating...

As we reported yesterday, Wal-Mart has been in the news for claiming that most of the products it sells are American-made goods. As Parija Kavilanz explained in a CNN Money article, the retail...

CNN Money reporter Parija Kavilanz has delved into an interesting subject— whether or not Wal-Mart is sourcing more of its goods from the U.S. or overseas. For years,...