Stories by Antonia Juhasz

Antonia Juhasz is the Director of the Chevron Program at Global Exchange. She is author of The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do To Stop It (HarperCollins, 2008), paperback release on December 8, 2009, updated with a new foreword, and The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time (HarperCollins, 2006). She is the editor and lead author of The True Cost of Chevron: An Alternative Annual Report. She is on the National Advisory Board of Iraq Veterans Against the War, an associate fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies, a fellow with Oil Change International, and a senior analyst with Foreign Policy in Focus. http://www.Twitter.com/AntoniaJuhaszsubscribe to Antonia Juhasz's rss feed

"The Oil Is Not Gone": BP Tries to Block Gulf Residents from Shareholder Meeting

Posted on Apr 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

BP tried to deny me and others affected by the spill access to their shareholder meeting, but we would not be silenced.

One Year After Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Rig Operator Claims 'Best Year in Safety Performance,' Gives Execs Big Bonuses

Posted on Apr 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet

It is time to learn the lessons of the disaster: neither the technology nor the regulation of deepwater drilling is capable of protecting workers or the environment.

The Women Who Won't Abandon the Gulf

Posted on Aug 13, 2010, Source: Ms. Magazine

While the two main industries on the Gulf Coast, oil and fishing, are both male-dominated, it’s women who are now in leadership roles picking up after this latest mess.

Obama Needs to Handle Big Oil Better Than His Predecessors, or BP Will Get Off the Hook for Its Mess

Posted on Jul 29, 2010, Source: Dollars and Sense

If BP is not forced to pay for its crimes, the oil industry will remain undeterred.

Did Big Oil Win the War in Iraq?

Posted on Nov 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet

As U.S. and British oil companies sign contracts with the Iraqi government, is it time to declare Big Oil the "victor" in the bloody venture?

How Big Oil's Lobbyists Contributed to Big Finance's Crash

Posted on Oct 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Working Americans are reeling from the "unintended consequences" of their relentless war against regulation.

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater is Still in Charge, Deadly, Above the Law and Out of Control

Posted on Jun 19, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Think Blackwater's days are numbered? Think again. Jeremy Scahill explains why its slaughter of Iraqis has not stopped the notorious mercenary firm.

No Blood for Chevron

Posted on Mar 16, 2008, Source: AlterNet

Anti-war protesters take their opposition to Chevron's gates.

Benchmark Boogie: A Guide to the Struggle Over Iraq's Oil

Posted on Jul 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Your guide to the ongoing dance between Bush, the Congress, and the Iraqi government; an update on the current status of the proposed oil laws; and some steps you can take to stop the hijacking of Iraq's oil.

Oil for Sale: Iraq Study Group Recommends Privatization

Posted on Dec 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet

The Iraq Study Group may not have a solution for how to end the war, but it does have a way for its corporate friends to make money.

Bechtel Bails on Iraq

Posted on Nov 14, 2006, Source: AlterNet

After making billions and then pulling out of Iraq, the company has big plans for raking in more lucre in Bush's Middle East Free Trade Area.

Bechtel Takes a Hit for War Profiteering

Posted on Aug 4, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Government auditors who canceled Bechtel's $50 million contract will soon find reasons to cancel the company's $2.85 billion in Iraq contracts.

Excerpt: The Bush Agenda

Posted on May 5, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Bush believes that 'free trade' and 'free markets' are synonymous with 'freedom' -- and he's willing to implement this theory with military force.

What Wal-Mart Wants from the WTO

Posted on Dec 13, 2005, Source: AlterNet

At the dawn of what may be the end of the 'free-trade' movement, here's a look at what the world's biggest globalization profiteer hopes to achieve from this week's meeting.

Bush's Other Iraq Invasion

Posted on Aug 22, 2005, Source: AlterNet

As Iraqis draft a new constitution, U.S. corporations maintain a stranglehold on almost every economic issue.

Of Oil And Elections

Posted on Jan 27, 2005, Source: AlterNet

If all goes according to the Bush plan, American investors and companies will soon begin to own chunks of Iraq’s national oil company.

The Handover That Wasn't

Posted on Jul 20, 2004, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus

Before his departure, CPA chief Paul Bremer issued 100 Orders to dramatically restructure Iraq's economy to fit free-market ideals. And no Iraqi, including future elected officials, can undo them.
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