The 2022 Made in America Holiday Gift Guide is out! Though this year’s Made in Connecticut gift pick is new to us, Mystic Knotwork has been around since 1957. Founded by a WWII veteran who was a leader in the nautical arts community, Mystic Knotwork is preserving the tradition of nautical knots. But the founder’s grandson, Matt Beaudoin, is ushering the business into the modern era. Here’s how he’s doing it.

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Financial Times Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor Rana Foroohar isn’t buying neoliberalism’s myths about globalization. But what comes next? In her new book, “Homecoming: The Path to Prosperity in a Post Global World,” Foroohar examines where the U.S. economy is going.

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Nathan Picarsic, Horizon Advisory co-founder and Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior fellow, shares how private companies are dodging U.S. export restrictions to trade with the enemy and what the United States must do to protect its innovation and national security.

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We had planned to devote this episode to analysis of America’s manufacturing resurgence in honor of Manufacturing Day on Oct. 7, but some especially inflammatory comments from Peterson Institute for International Economics President Adam Posen required response, so we’re sounding off. But don’t worry, Team AAM also breaks down all of this week’s great manufacturing news.

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Levi's is one of the longest-lasting apparel brands on the market, while newcomer Shein took over the fast fashion landscape overnight. But both are facing criticism for their labor and environmental practices. Remake CEO and Founder Ayesha Barenblat joins the podcast to talk about how U.S. trade policy, international agreements and a piece of legislation called the FABRIC Act can help improve labor and environmental conditions in the industry and even reshore production.

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There's a lot that President Biden gets right on China. Why doesn't the rest of his administration agree? Robert Kuttner, co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, breaks down what's keeping the Biden administration from completely committing to its doctrine on China and what a coherent approach to dealings with Beijing could achieve.

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Start your students’ year right by stocking up on American-made and union-made school supplies. Alliance for American Manufacturing's own Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch and Cat Adams talk about their favorite Made in America school gear and tips for elementary all the way through college.

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Nearly 3,000 members and allies of the United Steelworkers met in Las Vegas last week for the union’s first in-person constitutional convention since 2017. Several of America’s top government leadership joined the event to champion the power of America’s workers, including United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. We share the highlights from her speech and our conversations with workers at the convention about the state of manufacturing today.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) hosted a marathon three-day hearing this July to examine the impacts of Section 232 on steel and aluminum imports and Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports. As you might expect, industry executives and trade lawyers are mainstays at these hearings like these, but the voice ITC officials really need to hear is that of America’s workers. In this episode, we share testimony offered by members of the United Steelworkers before the commission.

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Semiconductors are the powerhouses of virtually all of our advanced technology, but they require printed circuit boards (PCBs) to run. Though the United States once produced more than 26% of the world’s PCBs, offshoring has eviscerated America’s microelectronics manufacturing industry, leaving only 4% of PCBs now Made in America. There’s a new bill that could change that. Printed Circuit Board Association Chairman Travis Kelly shares how.

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