When it comes to solar panel manufacturing, the United States once reigned supreme in the high-tech, high-end solar manufacturing industry it created. [Dan DiMicco | December 16, 2017 | Breitbart] Today, just a few years later, only a handful of American-based manufacturers remain, including larger firms like Suniva and Solar World. Most have gone…
Editor’s note: Why isn’t American trade press saying India will start a “trade war”? India increased the customs duty on some electronics including mobile phones, television sets, and microwave ovens in a bid to curb imports and boost local manufacturing. [Shruti Srivastava | December 19, 2017 | Industry Week] The levy on mobiles was raised…
The Coalition for a Prosperous America, which bills itself as a pro-domestic manufacturing organization, is calling President Trump’s upcoming decision to impose remedies on solar imports an opportunity to bolster an “America First trade strategy” – and blasting members of Congress for “effectively” supporting Chinese efforts to dominate key industries. [December 18, 2017 | Inside…
Milton Friedman once said there is nothing as permanent as a temporary government program. [Curtis Ellis | December 18, 2017 | Breitbart] Government programs are frozen in time, and it seems Washington thinks the world is too. That would explain why policies shaping the lives of millions of Americans and trillions of dollars of global economic activity…
