This is an interesting take on how technology has basically evaporated a large number of the jobs out there, and why the author believes we'll never see a resurgence in American manufacturing.
https://thoughtinfection.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/the-jobs-are-never-coming-back/
https://thoughtinfection.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/the-jobs-are-never-coming-back/
