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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    U.S. loses manufacturing jobs -- many to Mexico

    What happened when Donald Trump called out a steel manufacturer for closing a plant in Indiana and moving it to Mexico? Nothing. New York Times reporter Farah Stockman spent a year documenting the closing of the plant, and talked to one woman who had worked her way up to supervisor and then had to train her Mexican replacement.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 18, 2017 • 1 min read

    What happened when Donald Trump called out a steel manufacturer for closing a plant in Indiana and moving it to Mexico? Nothing. New York Times reporter Farah Stockman spent a year documenting the closing of the plant, and talked to one woman who had worked her way up to supervisor and then had to train her Mexican replacement.

    The full episode

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    The decline of American manufacturing
    1. 0:00U.S. loses manufacturing jobs -- many to MexicoYou’re reading this
    2. 13:13What cities might not know as they compete to host Amazon's HQ2
    3. 21:59What will happen to Inglewood when the new stadium opens?
    4. 36:40With this new cookbook, you too can make Night+Market dishes
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      Madeleine Brand

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      Sarah Sweeney

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      Farah Stockman

      The New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    The decline of American manufacturing
    1. 0:00U.S. loses manufacturing jobs -- many to MexicoYou’re reading this
    2. 13:13What cities might not know as they compete to host Amazon's HQ2
    3. 21:59What will happen to Inglewood when the new stadium opens?
    4. 36:40With this new cookbook, you too can make Night+Market dishes
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand