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companies creating american jobs? we've seen this dance before
http://www.nationofchange.org/companies-creating-american-jobs-we-ve-seen-dance-1372600328Companies say they are being patriotic and responsible by bringing jobs and manufacturing back to the US. Is it true? And how come you can’t buy clothes that fit anymore?
At Netroots Nation the panel What We Can Do to Expose “Red, White and Blue-Washing” took a look at what is real and what is hype as companies try to make it look like they are manufacturing and hiring in the US.
On the panel were Tracey Sefl (moderating), Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), Laura Clawson of Daily Kos and Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net, and the Guardian.
Scott Paul defined the question for the panel: Corporate marketing makes it sound like companies are doing something that helps the country. But how do we know if they are really doing that?
What Is Real?
