Mika Minio-Paluello, Anna Galkina and James Marriott are travelling in North America as part of a book-tour to promote The Oil Road – Journeys from the Caspian to the City of London. You can find more info about their confirmed speaking dates in Virginia, the Bay Area, Toronto, Baltimore and Washington DC, New Orleans and New York here. James Marriott writes the third in a … [Read more...]
Why Independence Day is my favorite holiday
July 4th commemorates Independence Day in the United States, the day in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed, calling the United States into existence as a new entity, a separate union of people. Unlike much of the might-makes-right-driven history of the United States, the Declaration of Independence really is something to celebrate. The basic message of the … [Read more...]
Fighting corporate power since 1776
The Boston Tea Party, claims liberal talk radio host Thom Hartmann, wasn't really a protest against higher taxes and unrepresentative government. Instead, its target was the excessive power of a large corporation -- the British East India Company. In Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" -- and How You Can Fight Back Hartmann explains that, at the behest of … [Read more...]