Oil
Outrage mounts over Judge Feldman’s conflict of interest
July 7, 2010Calls for the impeachment of Federal Judge Martin Feldman are growing louder as outrage mounts over his June 22 decision to overturn President Obama's moratorium on deep-ocean oil well drilling.
Read moreWhy Exxon Mobil is more dangerous than BP
June 28, 2010Exxon Mobil Corp. stands out among the nation's oil giants in one big way: it is spending millions of dollars to fund an enormous network of extreme right-wing groups.
Read moreOSHA to publicly shame job safety violators
June 23, 2010The Occupational Safety and Health Administration "will use not just our normal inspection system, but regulation by shaming" against notorious job safety and health violators.
Read moreOops, they did it again
June 21, 2010For all their presumed political prowess and message discipline, the Republicans have a habit of very bad timing when it comes to policy proposals.
Read moreWhy BP’s U.S. operations should be nationalized – now
June 18, 2010Stopping the spill, and beginning recovery, is beyond the capacity of a private corporation.
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