Alan Grayson

Alan Grayson is the Representative for Florida’s Ninth Congressional District.

News Analysis

Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property?

A giant Anglo-Australian mining company is getting the rights to a huge copper reserve.

By: Alan Grayson ,; TheNation

February 19, 2015

Op-Ed

A Day in the Life of a Congressman

One of the interesting things about this Congress job is that at any given moment, there are three or four different things to do. What one has to show …

By: Alan Grayson ,; SpeakOut

June 12, 2013

Op-Ed

“Would You Like To Buy A Pen?” She Asked Me

As we approach the self-immolation known as "The Sequester," I find myself thinking about a woman in West Africa, asking people, "Would you like to buy a pen?" She …

By: Alan Grayson ,; SpeakOut

February 25, 2013

Op-Ed

Humpty Dumpty Constitutionalism

A few days ago, I pointed out that the House Republicans' five-page bill to raise the debt ceiling offends two different provisions in the Constitution. I wish this were …

By: Alan Grayson ,; SpeakOut

February 5, 2013

Op-Ed

An Unconstitutional Twofer

New conservative legislation from GOP leaders in the house has changed the national debt from a number to a concept. Alan Grayson reports.

By: Alan Grayson ,; SpeakOut

January 30, 2013

Op-Ed

Why Unions Are Different

When I was elected to Congress in 2008, I asked to join the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). Why? Because I was a government employee. The AFGE negotiates …

By: Alan Grayson ,; SpeakOut

January 17, 2013

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

My Thanksgiving: A Turkey Sandwich at WalMart

I did not spend Thanksgiving evening with my wife and my five children. I spent it, instead, handing out turkey sandwiches to workers in WalMart.

By: Alan Grayson ,; SpeakOut

November 27, 2012

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

The Second Civil War: Remembering the Battle at Blair Mountain

This weekend marks the anniversary of the most brutal confrontation in the history of the American labor movement, the Battle of Blair Mountain.

By: Alan Grayson ,; SpeakOut

August 28, 2012

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Alan Grayson: A Not-Dumb War

Assuming for a moment that you buy into the goal, the French war in Libya was smart - especially compared to Iraq and Afghanistan.

By: Alan Grayson ,; Truthout

May 14, 2012

News Analysis

A Dumb War

In the airport in Atlanta yesterday, I happened to be standing next to some American soldiers, wearing camouflage, on their way to Afghanistan. They knew the name of the …

By: Alan Grayson ,; Truthout

May 10, 2012

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