A Build Back Better Blueprint: Fortifying America's Factories Is the Answer to Our PPE Crisis
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit America, grievous medical goods shortages revealed our nation’s nearly complete dependence on foreign supply chains. Since then, the U.S. government has endeavored to fortify our domestic manufacturing capacity. But has it been enough? Alliance for American Manufacturing Editorial Manager Matthew McMullan explains why President-elect Joe Biden aims to rebuild America's domestic supply chains. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
11 Des 202013min
A Build Back Better Blueprint: Will the U.S. Get Its Money's Worth on Currency Policy?
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. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
10 Des 202013min
A Build Back Better Blueprint: Our Clean Energy Future Is Built by American Workers
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. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
9 Des 202018min
A Build Back Better Blueprint: How Biden Can Get Infrastructure Right
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. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
8 Des 202010min
A Build Back Better Blueprint: It's Time for a U.S.-China Reset
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. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
7 Des 202014min
U.S. Companies Are Discovering the Real Costs of Doing Business With China
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 Photo courtesy of Jeremy Thompson via Flickr
30 Nov 202019min
The 2020 Made in America Gift Guide is Here!
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.
27 Nov 202026min
China Forced Millions of Uyghurs into Slave Labor, and the West’s Biggest Brands Are Complicit
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.
16 Nov 202033min
