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    Let’s Not Kid Ourselves About Manufacturing Jobs

    JANUARY 25, 2012 11:54AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: think different, hoover dam, keith bradsher, charles duhigg, ”, “how u.s. lost out on iphone work, new york times, jared bernstein, androids, kindles, ipods, ipads, auto industry, gm, steve jobs, foxconn city, manufacturing in china, apple, iphone, president barack obama, offshoring, state of the union address, repatriating jobs, jobs, manufacturing, finance, economy

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    To Serve Our Citizens

    JUNE 3, 2011 7:19AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, jobs, labor, labor standards, education, child labor, labor protections, minimum wage, working conditions, offshoring, international, business, big business, multi-national business, multi-national, multi-nat, multinat, multinational, biden, joe biden, joseph biden, vp, vice president, vice president biden, cantor, eric cantor, rep cantor, representative cantor, representative eric cantor, employment, unemployment, service, serve, to serve man, to serve our citizens

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    Food Stamps Soar, Jobs Offshore

    NOVEMBER 11, 2010 8:27AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: muckrock food stamp article, economy, finance, recession, economic meltdown, food stamps, snap, supplmentary nutrition assistance program, growth in food stamps, polaris, offshoring, manufacturing, recovery, hunger in america, whirlpool, dell, pipestone wind turbine plant, suzlon, minneapolis star tribune, “the old world”, india, china, brazil, atvs, u.s. manufacturing in mexico, economic policy institute, massey energy, job-based economy, ted c. fishman, “polaris exec defends plan to shift some manufacturing to mexico”, “numbers on food stamps are soaring”, “in u.s., 14% rely on food stamps”, “these families shop when aid arrives”, new york times, wall street journal

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