Tag: Chevron

The War on Cuba and Venezuela

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The War on Cuba and Venezuela

But not only did the Cuban people benefit from subsidized or no-cost Venezuelan oil; the Venezuelan working class did too, from the Cuban health, culture and literacy missions, such as Barrio Adentro and Misión Robinson, now common throughout the country. Under Chavez’s PDVSA, which since 1986 has owned a majority share of U.S. oil refiner and distributor CITGO, the U.S. poor and people of color also benefited from Venezuelan oil, as Joe Kennedy’s Citizens Energy Corporation worked with Chavez to deliver free heating fuel to homeless shelters, low-income communities of colors and Native American reservations.

YouTube: The War on Cuba – Episode 1

He Sued Chevron and Won. Now He’s Under House Arrest.

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Activist groups condemn Chevron’s long-term strategy to “demonize Donziger” (as phrased in a 2009 company memo) but say Kaplan’s treatment of Donziger is more alarming. Kaplan’s rulings appear by design to send a chilling message to human rights lawyers: You could be disbarred, bankrupted—even thrown into jail—for challenging powerful corporate interests.
— Read on inthesetimes.com/article/22307/held-political-prisoner-by-chevron-stevendonziger-humanrights-housearrest