Report: "U.S. Innovation Lead at Risk" This report recently appeared in "IndustryWeek" magazine. It has been republished through special permission of the National Association of Manucaturing (www.nam.org) Who should read this report? Any American who cares about the nation’s future well-being. But public officials should especially understand the implications of inaction on policies that will promote, instead of hinder, manufacturing productivity, growth and innovation. President Bush correctly said in his State of the Union address that “we will compete and excel in the global economy.” Dr. Popkin presents a convincing argument for action now.