The Madness Driving Climate Catastrophe
Apr 5, 2019 A new book examines how corporate capitalism, through fossil fuel-based technology, has led the world to the point of destruction.
‘Detroit’: It Looks Like Vietnam, but It’s the USA
Jul 27, 2017 Director Kathryn Bigelow turns the tragic events of July 1967 in Detroit into a tense suspense film.
Greg Palast: How Obama Could End Argentina’s Debt Crisis
Aug 9, 2014 "The 'vulture' financier now threatening to devour Argentina can be stopped dead by a simple note to the courts from Barack Obama," investigative journalist Greg Palast writes Thursday at The Guardian. "But the president, while officially supporting Argentina, has not done this one thing that could save Buenos Aires from default."
Center for Auto Safety Dissatisfied With Chrysler’s Jeep Recall
Jun 25, 2013 The nonprofit group The Center for Auto Safety says that Chrysler’s Jeep recall, which the car manufacturer finally agreed to June 18 after an ongoing battle with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is insufficient and will not fix the vehicle’s defect.
Cerberus Collected Ex-Government Opportunists
Dec 28, 2012 How fitting that Dan Quayle, a bumbling excuse for a vice president of the United States, should end up as a top executive of a $20 billion private equity firm mired in controversy.
Protecting Your Ride From the New Ethanol Blend
Dec 27, 2012 A new policy approved by the EPA will allow states to permit the sale of fuel that contains up to 15 percent ethanol, and the difference could damage your car.
Romney’s Latest Lie, His Former Lies and Why We Must Not Put Liars in the White House
Oct 31, 2012 Over the weekend, Romney debuted an ad in Ohio showing cars being crushed as a narrator says Obama “sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China. Mitt Romney will fight for every American job.” This is only the most recent in a stream of lies from Romney.
Clinton Mocks Romney, ‘Heckuva Job Brownie’ Knocks Obama, and More
Oct 31, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Mitt Romney's latest campaign deception and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie offering praise for President Obama.
Eastwood on Detroit: ‘Motor City Is Fighting Again’
Feb 6, 2012 Those who caught the Super Bowl broadcast Sunday might have heard Clint Eastwood's gravelly growl emanating from their sets during one of the big game's coveted ad breaks.The Difference Between Rhetoric and Reality
Jun 16, 2011 President Obama went over to Toledo, Ohio, to thank the workers at a Chrysler plant for the bailed-out auto industry's newfound profitability, but, as this video attests, the workers of that community are not feeling the love from Obama's corporate welfare.
