Iraq: “Is It Oil?”
Why the Iraq oil problem was not so much access, as in meeting U.S. oil needs, but that U.S. firms had been frozen out of Iraq.
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How Companies Shape Climate Change Agenda: Thousands of Emails from Oklahoma Office of Trump EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Published
Emails document how fossil fuel interests worked with EPA head Scott Pruitt while he was Oklahoma AG to thwart climate change policies.
Read more...Lancet Study on Life Expectancy by 2030 Confirms Poor US Performance
A new Lancet study on life expectancy for 35 countries puts up big red flags for US performance.
Read more...As US Attorney, Trump Labor Secretary Nominee Enabled Drug and Biotechnology Executives’ Impunity
Yet another Trump appointee who was soft on big business misconduct.
Read more...Ian Fraser: What the HBOS Fraud Tells Us About the State of British Banking
The £1 billion HBOS Reading fraud, my part in exposing it, and what it tells us about the state of British banking
Read more...The Term “Deep State” in Focus: Usage Examples, Definition, and Phrasebook
Definitions of “Deep State” compared and synthesized into a definition, with usage examples.
Read more...The Opioid Epidemic and the Face of Long-Term Unemployment
The role the opioid epidemic plays in long-term unemployment.
Read more...Why Extreme Inequality Causes Economic Collapse
A look at how rising inequality becomes systemically destructive.
Read more...Wearing White: What Resistance Looks Like in America’s Heartland
A labor struggle in South Bend as a window into unions’ ongoing resistance to corporate greed.
Read more...Grantham: ‘Twas Capitalism That Killed Capitalism
How capitalism became disconnected from social good, leading to hope for a “strong leader” will take on the rich and powerful.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Field Notes from the Battle Within the Democratic Party
Needless to say, the real war within the Democratic party is about who gets to feed at the trough.
Read more...No, Trump Isn’t Imploding — But the Opposition Is Broad and Intense
A look beyond the headline noise to gauge how Trump is faring with the public
Read more...Euroland: Will the Netherlands Be the Next Domino To Fall?
The upcoming elections in the Netherland demonstrate how austerity is stoking anti-elitist, anti-Euro sentiments.
Read more...Trump’s and Hensarling’s Fact-Free Attack on Dodd Frank
Debunking Republican canards about Dodd Frank.
Read more...Los Angeles Times Calls Out CalPERS Board for “Trying to Muzzle” the One Director Who “Asks Tough Questions”
The Los Angeles Times weighs in on a story we broke. It sharply criticizes CalPERS trustees for trying to gag their most effective member.
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