I had the pleasure of appearing on RTTV this evening to discuss corporate abuse. I sat down with RT’s Lauren Lyster to talk about the recent PR campaign by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Chevron, and the think tank The Center for Strategic and International Studies. They have teamed up on a new project to promote “economic development, livelihoods, and reduce poverty worldwide.”
Yeah that’s right, Chevron! A company that still refuses to pay for deliberately poisoning the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest which has caused the local indigenous population incalculable suffering from horrific cancers and birth defects, has suddenly grown a heart and wishes to help the less fortunate abroad.
You can watch my segment below. By the way: the enormous Condi Rice head on the screen behind me seriously creeped me out.
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Great points Rania! Totally agree with what you said! However I do find corporations to be evil because the people running the corporations and government in my opinion, not only have the agenda of making as much money as possible but accumalating as much control and power as possible by making the masses weaker!
June 4, 2011 at 2:26 amMs. Khalek,
Please take a look at http://my.firedoglake.com/davidswanson/2011/06/06/our-tahrir-square-dcs-freedom-plaza-on-october-6th/.
Please consider helping in this idea. I’m certain that it would be helpful to all involved.
June 6, 2011 at 1:40 pmRania, you nailed it all the way. There’s no “free market”. It’s all rigged and then misnamed as “free”. By the way, I read your other most recent article on climate change and conservatives. I think that the best way to defeat the deniers is to motivate them with solutions and ideas that are both good for the environment and the economy. Do a google search on HEMP and you’ll be surprised about its 26,000 industrial uses.
June 15, 2011 at 9:24 amGood Show Rania,Congratualtions!RT Is Excellent!Bravo a ttuti!Ciao,TK
June 15, 2011 at 12:51 pm@maxpayne: I am not a denier of pollution or environmental destruction on a masive scale by corporations. But at the same time I do not beleive in the ”global warming” theory and the way its being shoved down our throats. But yeah we need better technology that is healthy and economically friendly.
Nice nick btw…love the game!
June 15, 2011 at 10:31 pmMustafa, I understand and folks like you are what I’d call swing voters on the issue and that’s who I intend to reach out. Trust me, I won’t bite.
By the way, glad to hear you liked the game. I had based my nick on that game of course and years later, I can’t say that I regret it at all given the current political climate.
June 21, 2011 at 12:45 am