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Competitiveness

Boeing is a cautionary tale about current American manufacturing

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 4, 2024
Outsourcing work overseas has led to short-term financial gain in return for longer-term losses, like the ability to both make and innovate.
“In Boeing’s case especially, it [outsourcing] ended up more expensive than if it had kind of just stuck with its original culture of manufacturing first," says Jerry Useem, who has written about the company for more than 20 years. Above, Boeing 777s are assembled in its Everett, Washington, facility in 2011.
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How the U.S. could regain its competitive edge

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 24, 2021
President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday designed to make U.S. supply chains more resilient and secure.
The shortage of medical masks in 2020 was one sign that the U.S. needs to improve the security and resilience of its supply chains.
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Being a competitive coding jock has its perks

by Kai Ryssdal and Mukta Mohan
Sep 28, 2015
Opportunities include job offers from Silicon Valley companies.
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Quiz: How does the U.S. stack up to other countries in competitiveness?

by Stephan Richter
Aug 14, 2013
In which category does the U.S. rank first in the Global Competitiveness Report?
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Shelf Life

How stress and competition can improve your life

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 19, 2013
A new book breaks down the scientific nature of competition and risk, and finds that by balancing risk more effectively, women often outperform men in financial fields.
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Commentary

Does the private sector want to create jobs in the U.S.?

by Robert Reich
Jan 26, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says multinational companies based in the U.S. look out for their own interests, not American workers.
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News In Brief

Less than half of U.S. students are proficient in science

by Jaclyn Giovis
Jan 25, 2011
Science is a tough subject for most U.S. students -- so tough that they aren't meeting average proficiency levels in the subject, according to re...
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New healthcare law will cost more, not less, this decade ...

by Bill Radke
Sep 9, 2010
...but not much more - here's why...
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