
Surprise! The U.S. is Poised To Be a Rising Star in Manufacturing
After years of hand-wringing about the expense of making things in America, a new report from the Boston Consulting Group says that’s all changing. The shift is due in part to stagnant wages — at least that’s potentially good for…

Vietnamese Mobs Set Fire To Foreign Factories In Anti-China Riots
A Vietnamese protester holds a banner in a rally against Beijing's deployment of an oil rig in the contested waters of the South China Sea, outside the Chinese Embassy on Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The deployment of the rig has…

Factory Jobs Flow Back to America: China’s rising costs spark sea change in manufacturing
Lucas Remer helps produce alternators at Generac’s plant in Whitewater, Wis., where 80 factory jobs were created when the company reshored the manufacturing of a component to the U.S.A. from China. The move is part of a growing trend. GARY…

U.S. Manufacturing Becoming Low Cost
U.S. manufacturing becoming low cost over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world’s other major economies.
So says a new private study, which found that rising wages and higher energy costs…

The Hidden Weakness in This Month’s Jobs Report
The good news from the April jobs report is that the recovery is the same as it's always been. The bad news is that, well, the recovery is the same as it's always been — and some workers are giving up as they realize that.
As you…

American Company Goes To The Mat For ‘Made In America’

TPP: Fast Track to Poverty
That giant sucking sound predicted by Ross Perot commenced 20 years ago last week. It is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) vacuuming up U.S. jobs and depositing them in Mexico.
Written by: Leo W. Gerard
Independent presidential…

20 Years Later, NAFTA Still a Massive Fail
NAFTA had little to do with trade and everything to do with corp investment rights.
NAFTA was fundamentally different than past trade agreements in that it was only partially about trade. Indeed, it shattered the boundaries of past U.S.…

Video: What is TPP and Fast Track?
Here is a short video by Economy in Crisis which explains the global governance agreement known as Trans Pacific Partnership as well as Fast Track trade authority – which transfers Congress’ constitutional power over foreign commerce…

Tell Congress to Stop FAST TRACK on TPP
The TPP Is Another Job Killing Trade Deal—So Why Are Both Parties Supporting It?
The TPP’s specifics have been hammered out during closed-door conferences held throughout the world over the past five years. The 18th round took place…