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Or peoples needs?

Conservative economists seem concerned about the changes taking place within Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA. They argue that Venezuela’s decreased oil production is proof of its inefficient and wasteful practices. They say that oil companies should...

Where are those oil profits going? Corporate greed

'It’s a blowout.” No, silly — not the tire on your car. “It’s a blowout,” said a Wall Street money expert about Exxon Mobil’s second- quarter oil profits. You want to hear something crazy? Exxon Mobil...

Ending the occupation, the 2006 elections, and tactics

The pressure for troop withdrawal is growing, so much so that earlier this summer Democrats introduced two resolutions in the Senate. One, authored by Senator Kerry, envisions a short exit strategy and a role for the...

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Katrina and the ballot box

Despite President Bush’s slick rhetoric and smooth promises, New Orleans remains stricken one year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Block after block of the Lower Ninth Ward are empty of residents, the houses engulfed by...