Did international trade really kill American manufacturing?
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/04/25/did-international-trade-really-kill-american-manufacturing
By Donald Trump’s telling it did. The data suggest otherwise.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/04/25/did-international-trade-really-kill-american-manufacturing
By Donald Trump’s telling it did. The data suggest otherwise.
The trouble with MAGA’s manufacturing dream
https://www.economist.com/business/2025/04/28/the-trouble-with-magas-manufacturing-dream
Donald Trump underestimates the difficulty of producing in America—and how his own policies will make it harder.
Donald Trump underestimates the difficulty of producing in America—and how his own policies will make it harder.
Manufacturing jobs are never coming back
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/408949/manufacturing-jobs-tariffs-trump-trade-automation
Putting Americans back to work in factories isn’t just hard. It’s impossible.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/408949/manufacturing-jobs-tariffs-trump-trade-automation
Putting Americans back to work in factories isn’t just hard. It’s impossible.
How America Lost Manufacturing
As a reporter in the 1980s, I watched U.S. industries as they failed to adapt to foreign competition.
A Good Man for U.S. Manufacturing Is Hard to Find
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-good-man-for-u-s-manufacturing-is-hard-to-find-young-males-worker-shortage-labor-30255cce
President Trump proclaims his tariffs will bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Good luck finding workers to fill them. A common lament among employers, especially manufacturers, is they can’t find reliable, conscientious workers who can pass a drug test. Single women might commiserate: A good worker, like a good man, can be hard to find these days.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-good-man-for-u-s-manufacturing-is-hard-to-find-young-males-worker-shortage-labor-30255cce
President Trump proclaims his tariffs will bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Good luck finding workers to fill them. A common lament among employers, especially manufacturers, is they can’t find reliable, conscientious workers who can pass a drug test. Single women might commiserate: A good worker, like a good man, can be hard to find these days.
Why It’s So Difficult for Robots to Make Your Nike Sneakers
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/why-its-so-difficult-for-robots-to-make-your-nike-sneakers-47b882b5
Trump sees tariffs as a way to boost U.S. manufacturing, but Nike’s struggle to move production from Asia is a cautionary tale.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/why-its-so-difficult-for-robots-to-make-your-nike-sneakers-47b882b5
Trump sees tariffs as a way to boost U.S. manufacturing, but Nike’s struggle to move production from Asia is a cautionary tale.
China Has an Army of Robots on Its Side in the Tariff War
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/business/china-tariffs-robots-automation.html
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/business/china-tariffs-robots-automation.html
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.