An ocean shipping regulatory bill got attached to a broader reshoring bill. There’s now an emerging bipartisan agenda to dismantle misguided, corporate-friendly policies.
Supply Chain
Posted inEconomic Policy
Not Even a Superhero Could Fix Global Supply Chains
The comic book industry halted production in 2020 and a supply chain crisis bubbled in 2021, hitting retailers and fans alike.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Why Trucking Can’t Deliver the Goods
The yearly turnover rate among long-haul truckers is 94 percent. And you wonder why you’re not getting your orders on time?
Posted inEconomic Policy
How America’s Supply Chains Got Railroaded
Rail deregulation led to consolidation, price-gouging, and a variant of just-in-time unloading that left no slack in the system.
Posted inEconomic Policy
We Were Warned About the Ports
A 2015 federal report predicted the entire slowdown that’s come to pass.
Posted inWorking in America
Labor Fight Brews on the Docks
Negotiations loom between the dockworkers union and shipping companies making record profits.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Hidden Costs of Containerization
How the unsustainable growth of the container ship industry led to the supply chain crisis
Posted inEconomic Policy
China: Epicenter of the Supply Chain Crisis
How concentrating dependence on China upended our economy and added risk
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Medical Emergency
Supply chain disruptions reduce availability of critical medical devices.
