Maker Movement and Independence of Manufacturing

'Maker Movement' Promises to Help U.S. Declare Independence from Chinese Goods

Jeffrey Scott Shapiro | July 8, 2015

It started as a movement grounded in the rebellious “Do It Yourself” culture of punk rock music and libertarianism, and flowed to independent-minded engineers dismayed with “Made in China” mass-produced merchandise.
Now lawmakers on Capitol Hill — from across the political spectrum — have gotten in on the action.

<more at http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/8/maker-movement-promises-to-help-us-declare-indepen/; related links: http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-06-26/chinas-maker-movement-gets-government-support-for-diy-workshops (The Maker Movement Gains Ground in China) and http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/which-big-brands-are-courting-maker-movement-and-why-156315 (Which Big Brands Are Courting the Maker Movement, and Why From Levi's to Home Depot)>