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U.S. Imperialist War Is A Bi-Partisan Problem

September 11, 2015 By Cindy Sheehan for the Soapbox People’s Network 2 Comments

I believe that just as important as it is to study the great thinkers, revolutionaries, and philosophers of the past, we should use that information to inform our lives as we draw from our own past and experiences.

It took me awhile to look at the world and my past through a revolutionary, anti-Imperialist lens. When my son Casey Sheehan was first killed in Iraq in 2004, my eyes were clouded by a red-hot hatred of George Bush and the Republican Party that I believed had murdered my son.

I quickly learned though through much trial, heartbreak and profound disappointment that even though BushCo were a HUGE problem, it was not THE problem. Unfortunately, most of my comrades during the Bush regime years have not come to that same conclusion.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, National News Tagged With: anti-war, Barack Obama, endless war, Iran Deal, War

U.S. Energy: From The Oil Crisis To The White House Roof & Beyond

July 28, 2015 By Kate Lanier 1 Comment

“Don’t be fuelish” public service announcements were broadcast across the nation’s TVs by such notables as Coach Don Shula and actor George C. Scott; and the average cost of gas to the US consumer soared from 38 to 84 cents a gallon. At the same time, a shift underway from coal to oil was halted, offshore drilling encouraged, oil and gas price controls imposed, and automobile manufacturers began making smaller, less fuel-guzzling, cars.

In reaction to this whirlwind of events, the US Energy Policy and Conservation Act was proposed, passed and signed into law in late December, 1975. EPCA’s overall purpose was, “to increase domestic energy supplies and availability; to restrain energy demand; to prepare for energy emergencies; and for other purposes.” Although some of the specifics have changed over time, it is still very much with us today.

Among provisions in the EPCA were the following: Financial and other incentives for developing underground coal (Sec. 102); Presidential authority to control exportation of domestically-produced crude oil and gas (Section 103); responsibility placed on the Department of Interior Secretary for the bidding process for oil and gas extraction on the Outer Continental Shelf, other “high risk lands” (Sec. 105), and on federal land (Sec. 106).

Filed Under: Environment, Health & Lifestyle, National News Tagged With: energy, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, history, Iran Deal, Israel

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