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  • Old school manufacturing is gone and it's never coming back

    Jul 24, 2025 8:45 am by Chicago TribuneIllinois in the News
    A new Ford moves down the assembly line at the company’s Torrence Avenue plant in Chicago, circa early 1971. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)

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    Chicago Tribune (July 22) Professor Sheldon Jacobson explains that Trump’s fixation on saving manufacturing makes for good sound bites but the U.S. economy has changed from the time when manufacturing jobs were a central part of the workforce.

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