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Don’t forget about Syria just yet

By Staff Reports | October 9, 2013

Pentagon

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...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: "Oil Road" blogs, American Revolution, Syria

Why Independence Day is my favorite holiday

By Staff Reports | July 4, 2011

Declaration of Independence signing

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...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, democracy, plutocracy

Fighting corporate power since 1776

By Erik Curren | June 17, 2011

Boston Tea Patry print

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...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: American Revolution, Citizens United, corporations, plutocracy, Tea Party, Thom Hartmann

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