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Little Country, Big Oil

by Naomi Bethune June 3, 2026June 2, 2026

Guyana has emerged as an oil and gas powerhouse in recent years. How do U.S. and corporate interests complicate the country’s changing conditions?

Energy and the Environment

Aftermath: Oil Execs Thrill to Higher Profits From War

by Ryan Cooper and Whitney Curry Wimbish May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Plus: Why Iran won’t make a deal with Trump to end the crisis

ExxonMobil sign on wall outside headquarters

Law and Justice

Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary

by Hannah Story Brown November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do the same for Trump’s oil industry backers?

Money, Politics, and Power

The Mega-Donor Who Colluded With OPEC

by Luke Goldstein May 7, 2024

Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield was banned from ExxonMobil’s board after a merger for conspiring to keep gas prices high.

Money, Politics, and Power

Manchin Staffers Cash In With Big Oil

by Luke Goldstein January 17, 2024

The West Virginia senator’s longtime press aide’s move to ExxonMobil is the latest in a long line of revolving-door spinners.

Law and Justice

Exxon’s Unethical Supreme Court Play

by Hannah Story Brown April 20, 2023

Oil company lawyers are pushing Justice Alito to indirectly decide cases he should recuse himself from.

Energy and the Environment

Puerto Rican Cities Sue Big Oil for Alleged Racketeering

by Ramenda Cyrus January 25, 2023

A novel lawsuit might just obtain damages for decades of oil companies’ lying about climate change.

Economic Policy

Which Side Is Gary Gensler on?

by Robert Kuttner April 30, 2021

Why did the new SEC chair appoint Wall Street power lawyer Alex Oh, cited for ethics violations while representing Exxon, to head the commission’s enforcement division?