Greg Olear is joined by the journalist and editor Rachel Slade, author of the new book “Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (and How It Got That Way).” They discuss the history of textile manufacturing in the United States, how the towns NAFTA devastated were hidden, the perils of free trade, the Gen X mindset, Prohibition trivia, all things labor movement, how and when organized crime infiltrated unions, the multiplier effect, New Americans, and what the purpose of government actually is. Plus: merry MAGA Xmas.
Visit Rachel’s website:
https://www.rachelslade.net/
Buy her new book:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/american-hoodie-the-almost-impossible-quest-to-make-things-in-twenty-first-century-america-and-how-it-got-that-way-rachel-slade/19689023?ean=9780593316887
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https://www.instagram.com/rachelmslade/
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