Readers mourn the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and look to Baltimore’s history for a vision of revival.
The container ship Dali is seen among the debris of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Wednesday.
Fast-forward to World War II, when Baltimore made an important contribution to the battle against Nazi U-boats. The Fairfield shipyard on our harbor, the most in the nation, as well as 94 Victory ships, which were a larger, faster model. And after the war, the SS President Warfield, a ship from Baltimore’s Steam Packet Co.,in the establishment of the state of Israel. The Zionist organization Haganah converted the ship to run the British blockade of Palestine and renamed it the Exodus 1947.
Furthermore, President Biden’s commitment to supporting American workers and unions should not be overlooked. His emphasis on keeping manufacturing jobs in the United States and promoting the purchase of U.S.-made goods underscores the importance of maintaining oversight with key industries such as steel production. Allowing the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel would contradict these efforts and could undermine the progress made in revitalizing American manufacturing.
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