Making it in the USA, or, Building Back Better (with Rachel Slade)

Where have all the manufacturing jobs gone? Is it possible to bring them back? Can an American manufacturing company exist in today’s market? Greg Olear talks to the best-selling author and journalist Rachel Slade, whose forthcoming new book, “Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way),” explores these and other ideas. They also discuss unions, Reagan, kaizen, floating capital in emerging markets, work culture, China, American Roots, and the genius of “Animal House.” Plus: a new support group.

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On PREVAIL, a weekly interview podcast, the author and columnist Greg Olear discusses politics, world news, history, national security, foreign affairs, organized crime, dirty money, global corruption, and the fight for democracy with authors, journalists, academics, diplomats, researchers, and other expert guests. Every Friday.