American-Made Friday Links

A little late in the day, but just in time for the weekend (when you actually might have time to catch up on some reading). Here are six seven links that you should read if you haven't already:

1. From the NY Times (05/19/2013): "Economic Recovery, Made in Bangladesh?"
2. From Racked (05/21/2013): "Why Made in America Might Fail: 'The Kids Don't Care. It Has To Be From Nasty Gal, It Has To Be Cheap'"
3. Also from Racked (05/21/2013): "The 38 Best Places To Shop for Indie Designers on the Internet"
4. From Crain's Chicago Business (05/21/2013): "Each Chicago manufacturing job leads to 2 more: study"
5. From Flint and Tinder Blog (05/21/2013): "What Won’t RALPH and CALVIN do for you today?"
6. From LA Times (05/22/2013): "Apple CEO Tim Cook says a line of Macs will be built in Texas"
7. From Elle magazine (05/24/2013): "Made in America: Nanette Lepore's New Shoe"

Enjoy your holiday weekend!

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