Sunny Day Designs Owner Shares How Made in America Builds Communities
Sunny Day Designs Owner & Designer Shelley Schmidt grew up with a behind-the-scenes perspective on manufacturing through her family's hat factory in Missouri. So, when she decided to launch her own co...
5 Des 202222min
Made in Connecticut Mystic Knotwork Ties Family Tradition with Modern Business
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 leade...
21 Nov 202222min
Financial Times Columnist Rana Foroohar Envisions the World Post-Globalization in 'Homecoming'
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 Pros...
7 Nov 202225min
How Did U.S. Tech End Up in a Chinese Hypersonic Missile Program?
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...
24 Okt 202221min
Believing in American Manufacturing is NOT a Fetish
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 I...
11 Okt 202234min
Is U.S. Trade Policy Enabling Fast Fashion Behemoth Shein's Shadowy Supply Chain?
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 ...
26 Sep 202223min
Robert Kuttner on Biden's China Strategy, or Lack Thereof
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 ...
12 Sep 202218min
Class Is in Session! We're Keeping Back-to-School Shopping Made in America
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 favo...
29 Aug 202233min
