Alan Uke07/27/2012 Media attention recently homed in on the revelation that the United States Olympic Team’s uniforms, designed by Ralph Lauren, were made in China. Senate majority leader Harry Reid ignited the controversy by expressing his shock over the decision to make the uniforms in China, even calling for all […]
Tim Worstall, Contributor 7/29/2012 The reason we can’t end poverty in America is not because the country isn’t rich enough to do that: it is rather because of the ignorance of those who would end poverty in America. Peter Edelman has an Op/Ed in the New York Times which shows this to horrific effect. And what’s […]
Jul. 25, 2012 By Bob FernandezInquirer Staff Writer Though U.S. athletes will be wearing chic China-made Ralph Lauren duds during the Olympics’ opening ceremony Friday, a 225-employee company in North Philadelphia is taking special pride that one team – the rowers – will be wearing made-in-the-U.S.A. racing unisuits and practice gear in London. […]
General Motors assembly workers Monique Watson (L) and Evetta Osborne install an electric battery on the underside of a 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan November 30, 2010. | Photo Credit: Reuters/Rebecca Cook Jul 24, 2012 By Scott Malone and Ernest ScheyderSchenectady, NY/NEW YORK Seesmart Inc, a small California lighting company, used […]
Brown is the Author of Legislation That Would Protect Domestic Jobs and America’s National Security by Restoring Requirement that Military Steel be 100 Percent Made in America; Cleveland’s ArcelorMittal and Cliffs Natural Resources, Marion’s Nucor All Involved in Production of Armor Plate WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the author of legislation to […]
Ground Beef Recalled By STEPHANIE STROMPublished: July 23, 2012 A unit of the giant agribusiness Cargill is recalling about 29,300 pounds of ground beef produced in late May, after it was linked to several cases of salmonella poisoning last month. So far, the only retailer known to have sold the contaminated beef is Hannaford Supermarkets, which operates about […]
PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Falco for The New York Times Displays at Home Depot and other stores offer quick lessons in home projects. But they may also be a sign that mastering tools and working with one’s hands are receding as American cultural values. By LOUIS UCHITELLEPublished: July 21, 2012NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. The scene inside the Home Depot on […]
07/20/2012 Scott PaulExecutive Director, Alliance for American Manufacturing American manufacturing is like apple pie to American voters: we love it and want more of it regardless of our politics, race, gender, income, or hometown. If you live in a swing state like Ohio, you already know that, because both presidential candidates have […]
07/23/2012 Haley Barbour and Terry McAuliffefor The Huffington Post At a time when all eyes seem directed at Washington for job creation solutions, businesses and state governments have been quietly taking the lead. Instead of waiting for a one-size-fits-all federal solution, they’re working together to pursue a comprehensive strategy for job creation that […]
By ANTHONY CASTELLANO | Good Morning America A lone gunman dressed in riot gear burst into a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at a midnight showing of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises” and methodically began shooting patrons, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 50. The suspect, James Holmes, 24, of Aurora, was caught […]
