30,000 confidential documents about Gulf oil spill Under the Freedom of Information Act Greenpeace has collected some 30,000 confidential documents related to the Gulf oil … NewsRead more
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Warren Buffett: Trickle-Down Economics Don’t Work billionaire investor Warren Buffett has told ABC News that the rich should be paying a lot more in taxes. … NewsRead more
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Gontango game for oil profit
In recent weeks, gas prices around the country have surged to levels unseen since the 2008 oil spike. However, market fundamentals are not driving the … Gontango game for oil profitRead more
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Kochtopus
The Koch brothers, whose wealth, when combined, is the fourth highest in the nation, run one of the largest private companies in the country. Koch … KochtopusRead more
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Chevron must pay an $8.6 billion fine
The oil giant Chevron has been fined over $17 billion in a long-running case over environmental contamination in Ecuador. Amazonian residents have sued Chevron for … Chevron must pay an $8.6 billion fineRead more
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Polluters must pay
The public health costs imposed by boilers are classic “externalities” — costs of production that aren’t paid by producers, but rather “externalized” onto the general … Polluters must payRead more
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The subsidiaries of Wall Street
Most of the pension shortfall using the current methodology is attributable to the plunge in the stock market in the years 2007-2009. If pension funds … The subsidiaries of Wall StreetRead more
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Chamber is always wrong
From the outside, you’d think the US Chamber of Commerce must know what it’s doing. It’s got a huge building right next to the White … Chamber is always wrongRead more
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Selective use of science is racism and homophobia Government Chief Scientific Adviser John Beddington is stepping up the war on pseudoscience with a call to … NewsRead more