Author: Damian Hendricks

Papantonio: Romney In Deep With Oil Lobbyists

You may not know the name Jack Gerard, but that’s a name that everyone listening needs to become familiar with. Gerard is the president of the American Petroleum Institute, and he’s become one of the most successful and influential lobbyists in the country. He’s said publicly that his goal is place an oil lobbyist in every district in America, and he says that he will be able to make people actually cheer for the how to oil industry by the time he’s finished as president. And the end of presidency might come next year if the rumors are to...

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Papantonio: Why Washington Loves Jamie Dimon

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon had to testify before Congress recently to explain why his company, and so many other Wall Street banks, were treating our economy like their own, personal casino. But instead of being faced with tough questions, Dimon was welcomed as a hero by Republicans on Capitol Hill, and the result has been described by the media as a “love fest” between the GOP and Jamie Dimon. Mike Papantonio talks about why the average person shouldn’t have any love for Jamie Dimon – or any of the other Wall Street fraudsters, with attorney James...

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Papantonio: The Fracking Industry’s Dirty Secrets

The fracking industry is one of the most secretive and deceptive industries in the country. They’ve managed to operate with little to no oversight from the federal government, and they’ve kept their secret fracking formulas from being revealed to the public, even though the chemicals they’re using are leaching into groundwater supplies and poisoning men, women, and children. Mike Papantonio talks about how the fracking industry is accomplishing all of this with Mike Ludwig, a reporter for TruthOut.org. “Silencing Communities: How the Fracking Industry Keeps Its...

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Papantonio: Corporate Rats Are Gobbling Up American Resources

In much the same way that big rats will kill smaller mice to gain control of the last bit of cheese in a cage, the big rats in America are after that last bit of cheese, in an empire they have helped destroy. The big rats help perpetrate that big lie about American exceptionalism, and America the super power, in hopes that no one will recognize the truth; in hopes the rest of us will remain blind to what is, in real life, occurring all around...

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