U.S. Supply Chain Disrupted After Canada Refuses Trump’s Last Demand | George Conway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B04RdVc3ChM

 

Dock workers ended strike – but dispute is not over yet

The interim agreement expires in January, and a further strike would again hurt America's fragile supply chain…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/05/us-dock-workers-ports-strike-dispute

Large Grocers Took Advantage of Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions, F.T.C. Finds - The New York Times

A report found that large firms pressured suppliers to favor them over competitors. It also concluded that some retailers "seem to have used rising costs as an opportunity to further hike prices."…

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/us/politics/grocery-prices-pandemic-ftc.html

China's Covid-19 protests bring a tepid response from the U.S.

In the world's second largest economy, where the unemployment rate for recent college graduates is at 20%, the pandemic pain-in-the-pocketbook has been brutal, and patience has dried up. For the first time in recent memory, Chinese people protested in the capital city demanding the resignation of their leader. Protests flared up in London, Paris and Tokyo to support those in mainland China...

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/chinas-covid-19-protests-bring-tepid-response-us-rcna59162

Biden to use Defense Production Act for critical-minerals supply - The Washington Post

"While the expected order itself may be limited in scope, the signal it sends to the markets and the world is clear," said Rich Nolan, president and chief executive of the National Mining Association. "The minerals supply chain that will drive the electrification of our transportation sector and the energy transition is not only at risk from a perilous and growing import dependence, but the approaching minerals demand wave is set to strain every sector of the economy and requires an urgency in action from government and industry never before seen."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/03/30/critical-minerals-defense-production-act/

Manufacturers have less than five days’ supply of some computer chips, Commerce Department says - The Washington Post

…About 75 percent of chip production today takes place in East Asia, and over 90 percent of the most advanced chips are manufactured in Taiwan — a particular vulnerability for the United States, given China's aggression toward the democratic island, U.S. officials have said. 

Some lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have voiced opposition to the subsidies, saying the semiconductor industry is highly profitable and doesn't need federal aid…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/25/semiconductor-shortage-inventory-2022-chips/

Texas says supply chain issues have limited the number of voter registration forms it can give out - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

…According to Chimene, this is one of the pitfalls of Texas being among the few states in the country that does not have online voter registration. Supply chain issues are not as big of a problem when you can just direct someone to a website…

https://www.rawstory.com/texas-says-supply-chain-issues-have-limited-the-number-of-voter-registration-forms-it-can-give-out/

Biden says supply chain crisis didn't materialize - The Washington Post

…"We brought together business and labor leaders to solve problems," Biden said at the White House, where he held a video conference with business leaders and officials in his supply chain task force. "And the much-predicted crisis didn't occur. Packages are moving, gifts are being delivered, shelves are not empty."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-supply-chain-crisis-averted/2021/12/22/e56bc598-6340-11ec-a7e8-3a8455b71fad_story.html

The Inflation Scare Isn't Anything to Freak Out About | Time

… much of the world is beset by high demand for goods that have created massive supply-chain bottlenecks, with not enough ships and capacity at ports leading to long delays and higher prices for almost everything from...

https://time.com/6122867/inflation-fears/

Fact check: 'Bidens America' grocery store image was taken in 2018

… Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that images show grocery store shelves during Biden and Trump presidencies. The photo of fully stocked shelves was captured in 2012 in Australia, and the image of empty shelves was taken in 2018 after Hurricane Florence. Some retailers are dealing with supply shortages, but the photos have been inaccurately portrayed in the post…

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/20/fact-check-bidens-america-grocery-store-image-taken-2018/8521707002/

America faces supply-chain disruption and shortages. Here’s why

…Congress should strengthen antitrust law, ban all large mergers, strictly control finance, and re-regulate our transportation industries...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/01/america-supply-chain-shortages

N95 masks are still needed as America reopens and Covid-19 cases surge - Vox

In the early weeks of the pandemic, it was nearly impossible to buy N95 masks. These masks, unlike surgical masks or cloth masks, are tight-fitting and filter airborne particles that can carry the virus, making them a key source of protection for health care workers, some of whom have died after being exposed to Covid-19 at their medical facilities. Now, as the United States continues to reopen and the number cases and hospitalizations surge, that troubling shortage of personal protective equipment — and especially N95 masks — is once again a problem. ....
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/7/10/21319960/n95-masks-shortage-trump-supply-chain

Coronavirus outrage: Trump FEMA seized masks I sent to health workers

One month ago, as COVID-19 spread across the county and critical personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, gloves, surgical gowns and face shields continued to be in short supply, I had hoped the government would do its job and act to meet this demand. But when news outlets reported that medical workers were being left vulnerable to infection without PPE, it was clear we couldn't wait for the Trump administration any longer. ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/05/16/trump-team-seized-my-masks-for-coronavirus-health-workers-column/5191035002/

As Trump’s failures mount, one governor sounds an ominous warning - The Washington Post

Some unsettling new details about the urgent problems we face....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/09/trumps-failures-mount-one-governor-sounds-an-ominous-warning/