Tag Archives: big oil

The President can’t affect gas prices, but can gas prices affect the Presidential election?

By Mark | March 18, 2012

With the laughable slate of moronic theocrats, disgraced demagogues, corporate villains, and states-rights racists that the Republican party has put forward to run against Obama, I’d say that, barring some epic scandal, Obama is guaranteed a second term… that is, if the price of gas doesn’t exceed $4.50 a gallon. I’ve read Nate Silver’s analysis, […]

Posted in energy, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged China, domestic oil production, Fareed Zakaria, FOX News, fuel economy, gas, India, Iran, Nate Silver, Newt Gingrich, Obama, oil subsidies, Presidential politics, reality deficient, Republican lies, Stephen Moore, subsidies, the prices of gas | 12 Comments

A vast majority of Americans want to repeal the Bush tax cuts, raise taxes on millionaires to cover the deficit, cut subsidies for oil companies, and preserve collective bargaining rights

By Mark | March 3, 2011

The results of a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll were released yesterday. They showed, among other things, that a vast majority of Americans would prefer to raise taxes on the wealthy rather than cut social services. Here’s MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow discussing the results.

Posted in Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bush tax cuts, collective bargaining, corporate subsidies, polls, Scott Walker, tax the rich, union, union busting, Wisconsin | 14 Comments

Throwing oil and shaving heads

By Mark | May 16, 2010

According to recent reports, the amount of crude oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico may be ten times more than was first estimated, or up to 70,000 barrels a day. In spite of this, Tony Hayward, the CEO of BP, the company responsible for the spill, seems to be of the opinion that it’s […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, energy, Environment | Also tagged Bhopal, BP, chocolate milk, Corexit, Exxon Mobil, Gene Taylor, Gulf of Mexico, hair, hair bounties, hair mats for oil collection, Halliburton, methyl isocyanate, oil, oil spill, retribution, scalping, Tony Hayward, Union Carbide | 13 Comments

Free speech is for humans, and business should mind its own business

By Mark | January 24, 2010

In response to the big Supreme Court decision the other day, which gave corporations (U.S. and international) unprecedented power with which to influence elections via capital contributions, Florida Congressman Alan Grayson just introduced legislation to change U.S. tax law, so that all corporate contributions would be taxed at a rate of 500%. The legislation is […]