Innovate - Or get used to a lower standard of living

This article was coauthored in 2004 with Jerry Jasinowski, head of the National Association of Manufacturers. I had met Jasinowski a few years earlier when we both were trying to convince the government to increase funding for research and realized that there was a coupling between what the scientists wanted and what the manufacturers wanted. This time we were coming out of the dot.com recession and both of us felt that if the U.S. did not get its innovation engine running at high speed we were going to suffer for it. We didn’t do enough, manufacturing jobs continued to move overseas, and median family income stagnated or shrank.

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Interview with Michael Krasney on Iran Nuclear Programs

Tue, Feb 9, 2010 -- 9:00 AM
Iran Update
This week marks the 31st anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Tehran after 15 years in exile. Usually marked by triumphant rallies, this time protests are expected for the anniversary. In a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has also just announced its intentions to begin processing its uranium stockpile to a higher level of enrichment.

Interview with Dr. Richter starts at about minute 17.


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