President Obama’s nominee for the Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the office of the US Trade Representative. Islam Siddiqui is currently vice president at CropLife America, … Obama’s ChangeRead more
Corporate
Posted inEconomics / Oil
Record profit, but no tax
So, good news and bad news. The good news is, oil megacorporation ExxonMobil had such a profitable year in 2009, it contributed $15 billion to … Record profit, but no taxRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Education / Fossil fuel / ToMl
Gagging teachers
A professor at the University of Alaska has lost his federal grant funding for being an outspoken advocate for environmental protection. Rick Steiner, a prominent … Gagging teachersRead more
Posted inPollution / Water
Drug Manufacturing Facilities Are Threatening Our Drinking Water
A five-year study conducted by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers has found that pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities are a “significant source” of pharmaceuticals that enter the … Drug Manufacturing Facilities Are Threatening Our Drinking WaterRead more
Posted inLaw / Pollution / USA Empire
Corporations Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 times
A major investigation by the New York Times has found that chemical companies have violated the Clean Water Act more than 500,000 times in the … Corporations Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 timesRead more
Posted inOil / Pollution
Where There Is Oil, There Is Tragedy
Eight years ago – pre CodePink – thirty very unreasonable women met for a week in a canyon in California. These early Unreasonable Women for … Where There Is Oil, There Is TragedyRead more
Posted inUncategorized
We want slow food
Like so many other aspects of modern life, slow food can trace its roots to McDonald’s. It was 1986, and the world’s largest fast-food chain … We want slow foodRead more
Posted inPolitics / Water
Spin the Bottle – Questions About Fiji Water
The Pacific island nation of Fiji is in the news this week. On Tuesday, Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations because its military … Spin the Bottle – Questions About Fiji WaterRead more
Posted inAfrica / Economics / Fossil fuel / Neocolonialism / USA Empire
African Development Hindered by Vast US Corporate Interests in Continent’s Land, Resources
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Nigeria today, we turn to the issue of US corporate interests in Africa’s natural resources. Clinton’s seven-country tour … African Development Hindered by Vast US Corporate Interests in Continent’s Land, ResourcesRead more
Posted inAutomobiles / Economics / Financial crisis / USA Empire
Nationalizing Auto giant
Auto giant General Motors filed for Chapter 11 yesterday in one of the largest bankruptcy cases in US history. Shortly after the filing, GM said … Nationalizing Auto giantRead more