Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?
As midterm elections approach, Scott Paul, host of The Manufacturing Report, and Robert Kuttner, author of "Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?", examine what political leaders need to do to ensu...
29 Maj 201825min
SPECIAL EDITION: What Will Happen Next in the China Trade Debate?
Ahead of Chinese Vice Premier Liu He's visit to the White House this week, podcast host Scott Paul and the Alliance for American Manufacturing's Scott Boos look into the future of U.S.-China trade rel...
14 Maj 201816min
The American Dream Realized from the Factory Floor
When “Ted” Tadeusz Szarek immigrated from Poland to America in 1974, jobs were scarce. But at Wheatland Tube in Chicago, he found a career that has spanned 43 years and supported his family. Listen to...
7 Maj 201816min
Why This CEO Backs Steel Tariffs — Even Though His Business Depends on Buying Steel
When President Donald Trump announced trade action against steel imports in March, the CEO and executive chairman of North America's largest steel pipe and tube manufacturer granted each of his employ...
23 Apr 201827min
Design School Graduate Sews Her Way to Success
When Tori Tissell graduated from design school in 2011, she wasn't sure how she would make ends meet, let alone provide Christmas presents for all her friends and family. However, Tissell's ingenuity ...
2 Apr 201817min
Special Edition: Your Questions on Trump's Steel and Aluminum Trade Action Answered
How will steel tariffs impact other manufacturers? Will imposing tariffs start a trade war? What happens next for the steel and aluminum industries? Scott Paul and Scott Boos offer answers to listener...
19 Mars 201819min
Training the Workers of the Future for the Factories of the Future
Without a skilled workforce, the intelligent factory of the future is worthless. Here's how the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) just outside Richmond, Virginia, is training the h...
12 Mars 201829min
How THIS NIGHT Socks is Aiming to Revive the Knitting Mills of Reading, Pa.
Inspired by the legacy of textile manufacturing in her hometown, Reading, Pa., Kate Williamson dreamed of making socks as a child. When her father came across an ad for a local knitting mill, the only...
26 Feb 201816min
