[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw42rHK494Y&rel=0&feature=relmfu] John Oliver Last week tonight
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U.S. Lawyer in House Arrest After Suing Chevron
Decades of reckless oil drilling by Chevron have destroyed 1,700 square miles of land in the Ecuadorian Amazon, but the company has refused to pay … U.S. Lawyer in House Arrest After Suing ChevronRead more
Posted inBailout / Fossil fuel / News / USA Empire
API Said Oil Co.’s Didn’t Need Bailouts – They Took $1.2 Billion Anyway
New research from government watchdog Accountable.US finds that American Petroleum Institute (API) members raked in more than $1.2 billion of taxpayer money throughout the pandemic … API Said Oil Co.’s Didn’t Need Bailouts – They Took $1.2 Billion AnywayRead more
Posted inIndia / Protest / ToMl
Rich Farmers, Global Plots, Local Stupidity
Cutting off water and electricity to lakhs of human beings, exposing them to serious health hazards by doing so, having police and paramilitary barricade them … Rich Farmers, Global Plots, Local StupidityRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Electricity / News / USA Empire
Family suing Texas utility companies for $100M after 11-year-old boy died amid power failure
The family of an 11-year-old boy who died last week amid historic freezing temperatures in Texas is suing two power companies alleging they failed to … Family suing Texas utility companies for $100M after 11-year-old boy died amid power failureRead more
Posted inDemocracy / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Even in Death, Sheldon Adelson Will Keep Undermining Democracy
By dying, the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson did Benjamin Netanyahu one last favor. Adelson had been scheduled to testify as a prosecution witness in the … Even in Death, Sheldon Adelson Will Keep Undermining DemocracyRead more
Posted inFascism / Oil / ToMl / USA Empire
Fossil Fuel Companies Fuel American Fascism
The year 2020 will be remembered in history for a deadly pandemic and a deep economic crisis that touched almost every country on earth. Hopes … Fossil Fuel Companies Fuel American FascismRead more
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Tribune Publishing, Baltimore Sun got sold
the hedge fund Alden Global Capital has struck a deal to fully acquire Tribune Publishing, publisher of the Chicago Tribune and other major publications. Jon … Tribune Publishing, Baltimore Sun got soldRead more
Posted inEconomics / Multimedia / Politics / USA Empire
Small Town Saves Grocery Store
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0dCgGGdSCU&rel=0&feature=relmfu] In 2006, the Community Grocery Store in the small town of Walsh, Colorado, avoided going out of business by selling stock to residents. … Small Town Saves Grocery StoreRead more
Posted inFascism / Politics / Social Control Media / ToMl / USA Empire
The Danger of Privatizing the Fight Against Fascism
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s inauguration has brought renewed hope for the survival of democracy to many in the US and around the world. This … The Danger of Privatizing the Fight Against FascismRead more