Tag: Rex Tillerson
As New York takes Exxon to court, Big Oil’s strategy against...
“Through the 2000s and 2010s, ExxonMobil used proxies, employed other indirect means, and itself continued to make statements that cast doubt on the role of fossil fuels in causing climate change.”
The trials and tribulations of Rex Tillerson
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.” —William Shakespeare
Memo to Tillerson about the moron
If you really did want to serve the best interests of this nation, there’s an option you might want to consider.
Exxon fined $2M for ‘reckless disregard’ of sanctions during Tillerson era
When secretary of state was CEO of ExxonMobil, says Treasury, the oil giant showed a "reckless disregard" for sanctions
The Tillerson-Trump rumble over Qatar shows White House divisions
The U.S. has two foreign policies: that of the former Exxon-Mobil CEO, an old Middle East hand, and that of a Queens real estate shyster and foreign policy neophyte.
Tillerson present as Exxon signed major deal with Saudi Arabia during...
“The President's Saudi trip was a bizarre Art of the Deal-esque foreign policy disaster."
Testing Republican values
Progress towards the individual security of Americans and towards coordinated global achievement must continue.
State Department rewrites climate change web page
Secretary of State Tillerson has maintained that he believes climate science is "not conclusive" so the changes aren't altogether surprising.
Rex Tillerson backs aggressive policy in disputed South China Sea as...
Will Tillerson see the world through “oil-coated glasses”?
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.