Background:  Beginning this week President Obama will marshal his Cabinet members to pressure members of Congress to vote in favor of Fast-Track Authority, also known

Under the leadership of National Economic Council Director Jeff Zients, the White House has set up an operation of senior officials seeking to garner votes

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

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

      The leaders of seven conservative Tea Party organizations on Tuesday (Jan. 13) launched the first volley in their campaign against the congressional

  China spurs exports by giving VAT rebates to certain industries and products.  It also curtails exports by denying VAT rebates. “Why would they ever

DALIAN, China — The plan here seems far-fetched — a $36 billion tunnel that would run twice the length of the one under the English

Dan DiMicco comments on an article that appeared in the January 9th issue of the NYT by Dionne Searcey: [Reposted from the blog of Dan

Despite all the much-heralded talk of the rebirth of manufacturing, a new report suggests that the trend may be vastly overstated [Reposted from The Guardian 

  The “manufacturing renaissance” narrative in some circles is simply untrue.  And possibly harmful to smart policy going forward. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation