The Manufacturing Report

With several important recent steps to rebalance currency already in the books, President-elect Joe Biden will assume office with powerful trade enforcement tools in hand. But will he use them? In this episode, Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul explains how currency policy can serve as a powerful tool to ensure that American workers aren't left a day late and a dollar short.

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As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to actualize his ambitious plans for clean energy investment, Alliance for American Manufacturing Vice President for State Governmental Affairs Brian Lombardozzi examines where the U.S. needs to go next to ensure that our clean energy future is long-lasting and equitable for all workers.

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In this special daily edition of The Manufacturing Report, Alliance for American Manufacturing Senior Vice President of Government Affairs & Policy Scott Boos shares how the Biden administration make sure that "American-made" is more than a slogan when it comes to infrastructure.

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In this first of a special series of daily episodes that explore the critical challenges and policies that will likely shape President-elect Joe Biden's administration, Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul explains why he classifies China as the "defining issue of our decade" and how Biden can reset the U.S.-China economic relationship.

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In this next installment of our deep dive into the West’s complicated relationship with China, host Scott Paul speaks with Washington Post Global Opinions Contributing Columnist Isaac Stone Fish to evaluate why iconic U.S. brands like Disney and the NBA continue to compromise ethics to business with China, and why these companies are at a critical crossroads right now.

Listen to the first installment in this series: https://soundcloud.com/keep-it-made-in-america/how-china-has-made-the-west

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The Alliance for American Manufacturing’s (AAM) 2020 Made in America Gift Guide is out!

Our annual list highlights some of the best manufacturers and makers in the U.S. to help you keep your holiday shopping Made in America — an especially meaningful goal as companies around the country face a make-or-break holiday season. In this episode, some of AAM’s staff gathers to spotlight some of the manufacturers and makers who earned a spot on this year’s list.

With an estimated 1.5 million Uyghurs and other Chinese ethnic Muslims currently held in forced labor camps that fuel Chinese manufacturing, dozens of global brands like BMW, The Gap and Nike are sourcing goods tainted by slave labor from the region.

In this episode, Uyghur-American activist Rushan Abbas, the founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs, shares the story of her sister’s horrifying disappearance into the camps and offers an inside look at the Chinese government's campaign to eradicate Uyghur culture. Also, Penelope Kyristsis, director of Strategic Research at the Worker Rights Consortium, reveals the intricate ties between China's Uyghur forced labor programs and global brands.

With millions of Americans still out of work as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country, a national manufacturing plan offers tremendous hope for economic revival. In this episode, host Scott Paul outlines a bold new industrial policy, and EPI Senior Economist Dr. Robert Scott breaks down just how many jobs America stands to gain.

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With election day quickly approaching, President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are revving up their rhetoric and focusing their attention on key battleground states, including industrial powerhouses Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. In this special Election 2020 episode, host Scott Paul and the Alliance for American Manufacturing's own Scott Boos and Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch discuss whether the candidates' legacies when it comes to Buy America and whether their campaign promises hold water.

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When 95 percent of sports equipment and apparel manufacturer StringKing's business was lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LA-based company quickly pivoted to PPE production. Within a six-week period, the company went from having two garment workers to 1,200. In this episode, StringKing Co-Founder Jake McCampbell shares how his company mobilized dozens of LA garment factories to meet the surging need for PPE and the lessons he's learned in the process.

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