On G-20 and GM: Economics, Politics and Social Stability
November 17, 2008 | 1840 GMT

By George Friedman

Recession and the U.S. Auto Industry

For the United States, this choice has been posed in stark terms with regard to the dilemma of whether the U.S. government should use its resources to rescue the American auto industry. The American auto industry was once the centerpiece of the U.S. economy. That hasn’t been true for a generation, as other...