Anniversary of Alaska’s Fight Against Big Oil’s #SB21

Six years ago, I was in Alaska covering the fight against the oil companies take over of the Alaskan government under the guise of Senate Bill 21. SB21 would dramatically change the tax structure for oil drilled in Alaska – taxes that pay for the state’s operational costs, including the Permanent Dividend Fund (PFD). Six…

Keystone Pipeline Protesters Were Right

editor’s note: Greg Palast and I have worked together for over 10 years – he’ll be one of this sites advisors going forward and will from time to time contribute original articles and videos. We co-produced a documentary The Best Democracy Money Can Buy which will be re-released in an updated version soon. Until then…