Jobs and the U.S. Economy

We get it: Sometimes teenagers seem like aliens. And this can certainly make shopping for them difficult. After all, how can you buy something for someone when you're not even sure where their...

Last year, right around this time, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) posted a months-worth of Made in America holiday gift ideas. We decided this year that we’d throw a bunch of...

Welcome back to the second installment in the on-going series of "Items I need to buy because mine are falling apart." I am your host, Lauren. In our last installment, we discussed my need...

The Jobs Report. It comes once a month (barring a government shutdown) and is one of the country's most watched economic indicators. Reporters and organizations like the Alliance for American...

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While Welcome to Night Vale (WTNV) and This American Life continue to battle for poll position on the iTunes store's top ten podcasts, those of us who sheepishly left the camp of the latter for...

Though its origin stories are hazy (by which we mean non-existent), October 18 has been designated National No Beard Day. We imagine many of you are busy gearing up for this occasion, but when you...

Looking for the perfect tee for your last sail of the season? Well, Southern Staple has your t-shirt and koozie needs covered. All made — you guessed it — in the good ole U.S.A. Born in a...

Element Electronics began making TVs in the U.S. in early 2012, and remains the only company to do so to date.  Now the company is set to begin production at a new facility in South Carolina in...

On August 30, 2012, I posted the piece below. Regular readers of this blog, Alliance for American Manufacturing's Facebook fans, and Twitter followers responded very positively to this post, so...