Articles by Don Hegland

Back in 1984, the UAW worried that a tsunami of automation would result in robots replacing loyal union members on auto factory floors.

General Motors plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs this year. Ford is expected to close four plants that employ about 7,500 people, and recently announced plans to cut about 4,000 more salaried jobs in addition to the 2,700 it has already eliminated in 2005.

Tomorrow's manufacturing jobs will be for those with education in science, engineering and mathematics, and for those with high-skill technical training.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform recently released a study showing that the total annual cost of the tort system to U.S. businesses is $129 billion.

Perhaps not so obvious is the importance of R&D to manufacturers not generally regarded as high-tech.

Today, we are in serious peril of losing our preeminent position at the leading edge of technological innovation.

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CAFTA is the dawn of a new era in profitable trade! CAFTA is the end of civilization as we know it!

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Recidivism is bad. Rehabilitation is good. A civilized society strives, at least in principle, to offer people who have been incarcerated an opportunity to rebuild their lives and return to society as productive citizens.