SCOTUS Furthers Right-Wing Agenda of Deconstruction of the Administrative State
Eliminating Chevron deference will harm consumers, workers, health, safety and environment, but will help corporations.
Why Are Politicians Still Courting the Nefarious Fossil Fuel Lobby?
High-level government participation in an oil and gas industry conference shows official disdain for the public interest; it’s time to make fossil fuels politically toxic.
Big Oil Clouded the Science on Extreme Weather. Now It Faces a Reckoning
As more communities sue oil majors following climate disasters, a collection of evidence reveals the industry’s efforts to deny the link between extreme weather and climate change.
Big Oil’s Outrageous Spending in California
By Dan Bacher / CounterPunch Sacramento, CA — If you thought the $18 million that Big Oil spent on lobbying California officials in 2022 was outrageous, the gusher of money…
US Corporations Cash In on Ukraine’s Oil and Gas
As Ukraine sells off public assets in a privatization spree, US fossil fuel corporations like ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Halliburton are in talks to run its oil and gas industry, and…
The Unexpected Pro-Civil Liberty Dissent By Two Supreme Court Trump Appointees
Following Steven Donziger’s appeal to the appointing of three special prosecutors to his controversial contempt of court case, every justice, with the exception of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh,…
Donziger Files Response to ‘DOJ’s Disastrous Decision to Side With Chevron’
"This appeal seriously impacts Amazon communities, the rule of law, and free speech," said environmental lawyer Steven Donziger. "Let's keep fighting."
Craig Murray: Donziger — A Tale For Our Times
This case shows how we are all, in a sense, the prisoners of corporations which dictate the terms on which we live, work and share knowledge.
Steven Donziger Walks Free After 993 Days of ‘Completely Unjust’ Detention
"He should have never been detained for even one day," said an Amnesty International official, "as it has been clear the whole process against him has been in retaliation for…
Big Oil Misinformation Campaign Exposed Ahead of Historic House Hearing
By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams An investigation by HEATED and Earther revealed Wednesday that fossil fuel industry advertising in some of the most popular U.S. political newsletters “has exploded”…
‘Historic Showdown’ Coming as Fossil Fuel CEOs Agree to Testify on Climate Deception
By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Proponents of holding the fossil fuel industry to account for its role in climate deception welcomed confirmation Wednesday that top oil and gas CEOs…
Chris Hedges on the Ongoing Persecution of Steven Donziger (Video)
On this week’s “On Contact,” Chris Hedges discusses the ongoing persecution of human right lawyer, Steven Donziger. Judge Loretta Preska, an advisor to the conservative Federalist Society, to which Chevron…
The Anonymous Executioners of the Corporate State
Imprisoning the David to Chevron's Goliath is the latest outrage by a US judiciary now engineered to always favor the interests of capital.
Steven Donziger Slams Criminal Contempt Ruling as ‘Message of Intimidation’
The environmental lawyer, who has been embroiled in an epic battle against Chevron, decried the most recent ruling in his case.
Steven Donziger and Chris Hedges on Corporate Tyranny
Read Chris Hedges’ original piece on Steven Donziger’s case and listen to Robert Scheer’s interview with the environmental justice attorney on “Scheer Intelligence.” On this week’s “On Contact,” Chris Hedges…