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This Week in People’s History, Jan 30-Feb 5

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Cartoon depicting improper post-war cooperation between the U.S. military and Nazi soldiers Nazis in the Woodwork (in 1964), Nixon's Crime-Control (1969), Sorry, We Forgot the Casing (1969), Slavery By Another Name (1909), Segregated Schools in NYC? Sure. (1964), E.P. Thompson at 100 (1924), Ugly Americans (1899), Justice Delayed (1994)

After Wrecking the Gulf, Big Oil Is Worsening the COVID-19 Crisis

Sue Sturgis Facing South
"controlled burn" of oil spill But oil industry pollution doesn't hurt human health in times of disaster only. It turns out that a common type of pollution emitted by the oil industry during normal operations may be making exposed people more vulnerable to the COVID-19.

Big Oil's (Taxpayer Subsidized) Big Profits

Mijin Cha Policy Shop Blog / Demos
Gas prices are down nearly 35 cents from last year, yet this has had virtually no impact on this year’s first quarter profits of the big oil companies.
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