Oil
Tax cut bill: Corporate Christmas, New Year wish come true
December 26, 2017GOP President Donald Trump, who lobbied hard for the big tax cut for the 1 percent, signed the bill, HR1, on Dec. 22, and workers are left holding an empty bag as a result.
Read moreVenezuela constituent assembly forges ahead despite U.S. threats
August 18, 2017The sudden drop in oil prices has created an immediate crisis in Venezuela.
Read morePipeline judge’s decision shows limits of capitalist jurisprudence
July 5, 2017Judge Boasberg will not shut down DAPL in the interim. What kind of sense does that make? A lot if you are a judge who favors powerful oil corporations.
Read morePrice-fixing and policy failure: Other factors in Venezuela’s crisis
May 25, 2017"I strongly agree with the conclusions of Jesse Jackson’s recent PW article on the crisis in Venezuela, but I think he leaves out a lot of information."
Read moreEnvironmental violations a continued feature of Dakota Access pipeline
May 11, 2017In the conversation surrounding the #No DAPL movement, a number of environmental specialists raised serious concerns about the continuation of the pipeline.
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