June 24, 2010 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Twenty billion dollars. The amount BP agreed to put in escrow is more than 250 times the company's maximum obligation under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. It is a remarkable sum to get a corporation to disgorge before there has been any formal finding of guilt. But is it enough? While it is commendable that the people of the Gulf Coast will be guaranteed compensation, there is a risk that BP's voluntary
June 24, 2010 -
By Viji Sundaram, New America Media Nikki Haley won the Republican nomination for governor of the state of
June 22, 2010 -
By James Ridgeway and Jean Casella, Mother Jones