Making It in America (with Rachel Slade)

Prevail with Greg Olear

Greg Olear & MSW Media

News Commentary, News, Politics

5 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	M.SW Media
0:04.0	Preveal, this is a week's program about politics.
0:10.0	The history national.
0:12.0	Crimin organized, money soo.
0:15.0	Global group, and a brooky for democracy.
0:20.0	And now? And democracy. And now?
0:21.6	And now?
0:22.6	And now?
0:23.5	As you're in New York.
0:26.2	Aragon.
0:27.1	Regoner.
0:27.7	Regon.
0:28.3	Thank you. Welcome to the fight.
0:39.8	This time I know our side will win.
0:43.2	I'm Greg Oliar.
0:45.0	This is Prevail.
0:46.4	Welcome to the program.
0:48.0	We've got a great show.
0:49.7	Rachel Slade is here.
0:51.9	Rachel, of course, is the author of Into the Raging Sea, which is a fantastic book, and she's
0:58.6	been on this show before.
0:59.9	She has a new book called Making It in America, the almost impossible quest to manufacture
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