Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) is trying to get people talking about the trade deficit and the harm it is doing our wages, our jobs and our potential for mutual prosperity. He’s right to do this [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog  |  Dave Johnson  |  January 13, 2015] Last week Grayson spoke at…

PARIS — The Swiss central bank stunned global markets on Thursday by abandoning a crucial part of its three-year effort to hold down the value of its national currency against the ever-weakening euro. [Reposted from The New York Times  |  David Jolly and Neil Irwin  |  January 15, 2015] The country had been trying to…

      The leaders of seven conservative Tea Party organizations on Tuesday (Jan. 13) launched the first volley in their campaign against the congressional passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), and held open the possibility of working with Democratic-aligned groups in order to gather enough opposition to defeat any TPA bill. [Reposted from InsideTrade.com …