John Hofmeister: America’s Subsidized Oil Problem
John Hofmeister What would change if our country started looking at the real cost of fossil fuels? Could the private sector effectively develop alternative fuels that can compete with them, or goes...
View ArticleJuan Cole: Engaging the Muslim World
Juan Cole Are Muslims more afraid of Americans, or are Americans more afraid of Muslims? How do we start to eliminate the myths about Islam and the Middle East to get to a basis of reality from which...
View ArticleOil industry blames prices on Libya unrest
Former Shell CEO John Hofmeister shares his thoughts on the real reason behind the sky-high gas prices. The post Oil industry blames prices on Libya unrest appeared first on Dylan Ratigan.
View ArticleCosts of Food, Gas Soar
Economics expert Hassan Zaman and Bloomberg News’ Tom Keene talk about the fluctuations in commodities prices. The post Costs of Food, Gas Soar appeared first on Dylan Ratigan.
View ArticleThe Fight Over Libya
President Barack Obama has made it clear Moammar Khaddfy must go – but will his words translate to military action and do they match reality? MSNBC TRANSCRIPT: >>> across the board, we are...
View ArticleThe Real Cost of Oil
Ashwin Madia of VoteVets.org explains how the wars over oil and “strategic interests” in the Middle East are having a negative effect on U.S. soldiers. MSNBC TRANSCRIPT: >>> as we look at...
View ArticleEnding Price Manipulation
A Dylan Ratigan Show panel explains why the price of oil is not right. The post Ending Price Manipulation appeared first on Dylan Ratigan.
View ArticleThey stopped printing money and started printing oil (SPR is QE3)
SPR the New Global QE? June 24, 2011 by Ashraf Laidi In order to understand the SPR release of 60 million barrels, we must go back to the November G20 meeting when Asia/Latam Emerging Markets protested...
View ArticleOil Imports Account For Half Of US Trade Deficit
Author Sandy Franks and panel discuss how the country’s addiction to oil is hurting the US economically. The post Oil Imports Account For Half Of US Trade Deficit appeared first on Dylan Ratigan.
View ArticleWhat’s The Real Cost of Gas in America?
“I look at the dynamic of the political infrastructure, and it looks to me like there are major subsidies that benefit all the fossil fuel companies. The consumer is never asked to pay a price, nor is...
View ArticleThe Federal Reserve of Oil
Matt Stoller is a former financial services staffer for Rep. Alan Grayson. He is currently a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. Spending a lot of time in DC can make you a cynic, but the thing about...
View ArticleAuction 2012: The Hidden Costs of Energy
Auction 2012 is a week long series in partnership with The Huffington Post and United Republic. In today’s episode of Greedy Bastards Antidote, Dylan talks to Dan Froomkin, senior Washington...
View ArticleAuction 2012: “Energy Fear Factor” with Dan Froomkin
We continue our special Auction 2012 report, “BOUGHT,” in collaboration with The Huffington Post. On Monday we focused on “B” for Banking, and today we are moving on to the “O” in Oil. It’s all about...
View ArticleThe Greedy Bastards Antidote to Rigged Energy
This post originally appeared at Treehugger.com on February 7, 2012. - by Brian Merchant For decades now, fossil fuel company executives and D.C. politicians have worked together to ensure that coal...
View ArticleDavid Goodfriend’s Daily Rant: Big Oil & Shameless Profiteering
“Recent sky-high gas prices are an outrage, a wholesale transfer of wealth out of the 99% and into the very top of the 1%,” says David Goodfriend. “Forget about politics and government. I lay the blame...
View ArticleGuests and Topics for Thursday, March 29 2012
The Big Story: Our Soldiers & The Oil Price Wars It’s all about energy as gasoline prices continue to rise. At the White House this morning, the President hosted vets and discussed fighting and...
View ArticleIt Ain’t Easy Going Green
Our Congress is trying to intervene against the Pentagon to prevent the military, which wants to go green, from doing it. Both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House pushing measure...
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