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What Does ‘Buying American’ Even Mean?

In a globalized economy, the definition of “buying American” is becoming quite cloudy—and so are the consequences of policies designed to encourage it. #Buy American

2019-07-03T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Tim Heffernan 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T10:03:39-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-06-07T19:58:34-0700 - sethherr

Perspective | History shows moving manufacturing to North America isn’t a cure-all

The initial promise of Mexican factories in the 1960s gave way to impoverished communities and capital flight in search of higher profits. #Buy American

2023-03-06T03:00:09-0800 The Washington Post Sean Harvey ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:44:37-0700 - Jaog

Biden’s ‘Buy America’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fix

The “Buy America” initiative that President Biden says will promote domestic manufacturing has hit a snag: The United States no longer makes many of the items needed to modernize roads, bridges and ports. #Buy American

2023-02-18T04:00:00-0800 The Washington Post David J. Lynch ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:40:30-0700 - Jaog

Biden's 'Buy American' plan won't significantly impact Canadian industries: U.S. ambassador

The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says U.S. President Joe Biden was referring to exclusively American — not North American — construction materials when he announced new Buy American rules for infrastructure projects in his State of the Union speech last week. But David Cohen insists the impacts on Canadian industries won't be as significant as some fear. #Buy American

2023-02-12T00:00:00-0800 CTV News Spencer Van Dyk 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T13:14:45-0700 - Jaog

What ‘Buy America’ means for your business

Understanding Buy American versus Buy America: These acts impact mainly Canadian exporters operating in the U.S. construction and infrastructure sectors. They’re easily confused because of their similar names, but their effects can be very different. Read this article to discover how we can help. #Buy American

2022-01-26T13:52:25-0800 Export Development Canada 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T13:12:37-0700 - Jaog

Shot at, electrocuted, exhausted, exhilarated: What it’s like to kayak from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay

With torrents of snowmelt flowing through California, two men kayaked an improbable 200-mile route from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay. #Los Angeles

2023-06-10T04:00:00-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Gregory Thomas 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T08:46:36-0700 - sethherr

Made in USA

Made in the USA Claims Do you promote your products as “Made in the USA”? Under the law, some products must disclose U.S. content. #Buy American

2018-10-31T12:22:30-0700 Federal Trade Commission 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T06:37:44-0700 - &e

US bid to cut China dependence by bringing jobs home and shifting supply chains ineffective: analysts

#Buy American

South China Morning Post

Rated 2023-06-10T06:34:29-0700 - &e

Made in America

In its special report #Buy American #Cars #Money

Consumer Reports 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-08T08:00:11-0700 - sethherr

Vox and the Undertow of Corporate Democrats

Today on TAP: Dylan Matthews’s screed attacking Biden’s industrial policies got an assist from former Treasury official Kimberly Clausing. #Buy American #China #Joe Biden #Media #Politics

2023-05-10T15:00:00-0700 The American Prospect Robert Kuttner 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T20:06:08-0700 - sethherr

How ‘Buy American’ provisions hurt America

These types of rules were costly in the 20th century, but they are self-evidently backwards in the 21st. #Buy American

2023-06-06T12:00:00-0700 The Hill Scott Wallsten, opinion contributor 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T18:51:33-0700 - sethherr

A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom

In Silicon Valley’s hacker houses, the latest crop of young entrepreneurs is partying, innovating — and hoping not to get crushed by the big guys. #Artificial Intelligence #Silicon Valley

2023-05-31T01:57:13-0700 The New York Times Yiren Lu ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T17:46:59-0700 - cindy

They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back.

Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy. #Artificial Intelligence #San Francisco

2023-06-07T02:01:22-0700 The New York Times Erin Griffith ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T16:37:36-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-07T14:53:46-0700 - cindy

Opinion | The Climate Solution That’s Horrible for the Climate

Corn ethanol and soy biodiesel accelerate food inflation and global hunger, but they’re also a disaster for the climate and the environment. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Iowa

2023-06-06T02:01:07-0700 The New York Times Michael Grunwald ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-06T20:26:41-0700 - elll

Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?

For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back. #California #Cars #Florida

2023-05-30T01:50:08-0700 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-30T14:37:29-0700 - cindy

California Builds the Future, for Good and Bad. What’s Next?

From reparations to tax revolts, the Golden State tries out new ideas all the time. What roads will its latest experiments send us down? #Artificial Intelligence #California #Immigration #Politics

2023-05-30T01:55:07-0700 The New York Times Laila Lalami ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-30T09:15:50-0700 - sethherr

US elections 2024: Who is the Republican contender Ron DeSantis?

A look at rise of Florida governor, who is seen as Trump’s most serious challenger for party’s presidential nomination. #Donald Trump #Elections #Government #Joe Biden #United States

2023-05-24T14:09:32-0700 Al Jazeera Ali Harb 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-29T11:56:29-0700 - sethherr

Where Living With Friends Is Still Technically Illegal

Across America, some places still outlaw living with people who aren’t your relatives. #Domestic Violence #Family #High School #Law #New Hampshire

2023-05-22T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Michael Waters ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-22T14:23:21-0700 - sethherr

Writing Is My Main Freedom. One Day My Work Disappeared.

A software change in my prison-issued electronic tablet ate up my drafts and eliminated basic writing tools. That may sound minor, but try sending a poem to your kid without line breaks. #Michigan

2021-12-16T19:00:00-0800 The Marshall Project Demetrius Buckley 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-19T11:44:44-0700 - sethherr

Vice Files for Chapter 11 in Shift of Fortune for Media Upstart

Vice Media LLC filed for bankruptcy protection and struck a deal to sell itself to creditors, a precipitous fall for the company that once boasted a $5.7 billion valuation. #Media #New York

2023-05-14T22:50:37-0700 Bloomberg Amelia Pollard, Graham Starr 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-15T07:28:40-0700 - sethherr

A Plan to Save Downtown San Francisco, Break the Doom Loop

#Homelessness #San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard

Rated 2023-04-10T13:25:35-0700 - alexandradancing

Why Can’t California Solve Its Housing Crisis?

#California #Homelessness

Rolling Stone

Rated 2023-04-09T21:14:03-0700 - sethherr

Why Congress — and Biden — killed DC’s crime bill

#DC Statehood

Vox

Rated 2023-03-29T17:25:01-0700 - jim Rated 2023-03-26T07:40:16-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-03-28T16:38:57-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-03-29T17:11:59-0700 - alexandradancing

The Constitution isn’t the obstacle to D.C. statehood.

#DC Statehood

Slate

Rated 2023-03-29T17:20:44-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-03-29T13:50:03-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-03-29T17:18:08-0700 - alexandradancing

DC Statehood Is a Fool's Errand

#DC Statehood

Cato Institute

Rated 2023-03-29T13:44:31-0700 - sethherr

What Americans Think About D.C. Statehood, Anti-Asian Discrimination And LGBTQ Rights | FiveThirtyEight

#DC Statehood

fivethirtyeight.com

Rated 2023-03-29T13:29:53-0700 - sethherr

DC statehood is bad policy and worse politics

#DC Statehood

The Hill

Rated 2023-03-29T13:26:51-0700 - sethherr

District of Columbia retrocession - Wikipedia

#DC Statehood

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

Rated 2023-03-26T07:45:05-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-03-25T21:28:20-0700 - sethherr

7 Reasons Why Some D.C. Residents Are Voting Against Statehood

#DC Statehood #DC Statehood

WAMU

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More Than Two-Thirds Of Americans Say D.C. Shouldn’t Be A State, Poll Says

#DC Statehood

WAMU

Rated 2023-03-22T17:33:32-0700 - sethherr

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/admin/2021/Press/DC%20Statehood%20letter%20as%20sent%20(02539672xD2C78)%20(002).pdf

#DC Statehood

texasattorneygeneral.gov

Rated 2023-03-21T18:17:49-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-03-21T18:17:08-0700 - jim

Why Statehood for DC | statehood

#DC Statehood

statehood.dc.gov

Rated 2023-03-21T18:10:14-0700 - cindy

Battle over DC statehood collides with politics of crime

#DC Statehood

The Christian Science Monitor

Rated 2023-03-21T15:09:57-0700 - cindy