If Ford CEO Jim Farley’s movements seem labored these days, it’s because he’s reeling from a potentially devastating blow GM CEO Mary Barra has dealt to his EV aspirations.
Politics
UAW Unrest is Labor’s BLM Moment
UAW’s labor unrest has morphed into a political movement reminiscent of the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020. Ford Motor Co, which is closely aligned with the Biden Administration, has already taken a knee.
“The Donald” vs. “Comrade Bernie” MI Showdown
If Donald Trump makes good on his plans to visit Detroit next week to schmooze striking auto workers, he will be facing Sen. Bernie Sanders’ formidable UAW surrogates and Ford Motor Co., a corporation that openly supports keeping him out of office.
UAW Exposes America’s Corporate Oligarchy
If I was a member of America’s rarefied CEO club, the UAW strike would have me awfully worried.
Susanna Gibson Proves Virginia is for Lovers
Susanna Gibson, the nurse practitioner who is running for a Virginia House seat, does her state’s slogan proud.
Rebecca Tinucci: Tesla’s Unsung Charging Hero
The media mistakenly believes that Tesla is a one-person Elon Musk show. Meet the woman without whom Tesla wouldn’t have achieved its considerable success in recent years.
David Chiu: A Bright Bulb in SFO’s Darkness
Lovers of the San Francisco of yore looking to read something positive about the troubled city, David Chiu is just the tonic.
My Dream Job: President of the UAW
Heading the UAW at this economic juncture is an opportunity to publicize and address America’s growing wealth disparity. Shawn Fain, who heads the autoworkers’ union, has so far demonstrated he’s not up to the challenge.
Jennifer Granholm’s Inner Hunter Biden
Proterra, a California-based electric bus manufacturer and energy storage developer repeatedly hailed by President Biden, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, causing the company’s shares to tank. Jennifer Granholm, Biden’s Secretary of Energy, previously served on Proterra’s board and pocketed $1.6 million when she sold her shares to an undisclosed buyer.
Ford’s Heavyweight Beltway Swamp Creatures
The Department of Energy’s sweetheart $9.2 billion loan to Ford Motor Co. to finance the company’s EV projects in Tennessee and Kentucky had a bad odor to it. Thankfully, Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso agrees, and a letter he wrote to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm helped connect the dots.