Ralph Gomory former head of science and research for IBM and author of Global trade and Conflicting National Interests discusses the fallacies of so-called “free trade” as practiced today, why R&D is intrinsically tied to manufacturing, how corporations have traditionally based their decisions on more than the maximization of profits, why “education” is not a panacea for the problems facing working Americans, and why we need new policies to better align the goals of US corporations with the needs of the American people.  Dr. Gomory is a Research Professor at New York University Stern School of Business.

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Melinda O’Keefe, founder and president of Melindesign talks about her jewelry assembly business and why her customers prefer not to use overseas labor.

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Melinda O’Keefe, founder and president of Melindesign talks about her jewelry assembly business and why her customers prefer not to use overseas labor.

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A 5% shift just in the residential building industry would add $14 billion to the US economy every year — enough to directly employ the entire population of Providence, Rhode Island, at about $40,000 a year.

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Roelif Loveland, President of Maze Nails, the fifth generation in his family owned business, one of the few remaining makers of nails in the USA.  He talks about why his company sources and manufactures 100% in the USA and the nature of the poffshore competition his industry faces. Maze Nails were used in the All Americna Home built by Anders Lewendal.

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Clyde Prestowitz is founder and President of the Economic Strategy Institute. Mr. Prestowitz is an outspoken critic of U.S. trade policies toward Japan, China, and Korea.

Mr. Prestowitz served as counselor to the Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan Administration. There, he led many U.S. trade and investment negotiations with Japan, China, Latin America, and Europe. Before joining the Commerce Department, he was a senior businessman in the United States, Europe, Japan, and throughout Asia and Latin America. He has served as vice chairman of the President’s Committee on Trade and Investment in the Pacific and sits on the Intel Policy Advisory Board and the U.S. Export-Import Bank Advisory Board.

Clyde Prestowitz regularly writes for leading publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, Fortune, and Foreign Affairs. He is the author of several books on international trade and business strategy includingRogue Nation, and Three Billion New Capitalists. His latest book, The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America’s Decline, and How We Must Compete in the Post-Dollar Era, addresses how we can restore our economic leadership and excellence.

Guest: Dennis Black

Dennis Black, automotive engineer and chairperson of the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association discusses the dark side of the GM bailout - how the Obama administration stripped pension benefits from an entire class of employees while it used taxpayer money to save the pensions of politically connected employees.

Dave Anderson is an independent candidate for US Congress in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District.  He talks about how corporate globalization has gutted America’s economy and even threatens our national security.

Michele Nash-Hoff of ElectroFab Sales represents high-tech companies and is the author of Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why it Should and How We Can. She discusses the secret of the Pentagon’s $600 toilet seat, how counterfeit parts have found their way into sensitive military equipment, and why it’s actually cheaper to manufacture in the US rather than overseas.