Years of off-shoring American manufacturing has exacerbated the worst U.S. economic crisis since the Great Depression, undermining the U.S. position in the global economy, the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) said today at Netroots Nation, appealing to Congress and the Obama administration to enact a series of measures to implement a national manufacturing strategy.

Students using “smartphones” as part of their academic classroom work in Onslow County, N.C., significantly outpaced other students -- in the school district and across the state -- on end-of-course exams in Algebra, Algebra II and Geometry, a new report reveals.

Heavily subsidized by the Chinese government in violation of global trading rules, the Chinese paper industry has tripled production over the past decade, killing jobs throughout the United States and driving up the massive U.S. trade deficit with China, according to a report released today by the Economic Policy Institute.

This Independence Day, public lands across the country will serve as the locations for countless family barbecues and firework displays, re-enactments and celebrations of the country’s rich history. Public lands are the property of the American people, and the perfect place to celebrate the nation’s birthday.