Make it a body that really makes a difference... One of the most import things for the Secretary (of State John Kerry) and myself is we are going to have a bully pulpit, the microphone for the next two years. (fortune.com)
The Chinese are trying to free themselves from interconnections to the dollar orbit, except to get dollars that they need to import things from the United States — which I guess are not much, except for movies. (michael-hudson.com)