Oil
Reduce gas prices? Nationalize big oil
March 21, 2011I blew a gasket paying $3.89 for a gallon of gas the other day. It cost me over $60 to fill the tank and tore a gigantic hole in my pocket.
Read moreWar is not the answer for Libya
March 21, 2011President Obama needs to stand up against the warhawks, by moving toward a quick cease-fire in Libya.
Read moreEcuadorian judge says Chevron must pay $8 billion
February 16, 2011The legal battle brings to light the tug of war between the sovereignty of an independent nation and the infringement of that right under corporate globalization.
Read moreWorld Notes: Somalia, South Korea and more
December 28, 2010Somalia: Fighting, danger to civilians mount; South Korea: Villagers protest U.S. naval base; Cuba: Building oil partnership with Russian firms; Colombia: New human rights failures; Israel: Prospect of short track to Palestinian sovereignty riles government
Read moreSteelworkers tell feds about oil industry safety woes
December 22, 2010The rampant safety hazards exposed by the fatal, catastrophic fire, explosion and sinking of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year unveil a catalogue of wide-ranging problems in...
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