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Showing videos filed under: kenneth feinberg
Europe Under the Crunch, Donna Edwards, Latching On, & Monique Harden
July 30, 2010We've heard plenty about the recession in the U.S., but what about the rest of the world? Countries across Europe have faced budget crunches and conservative governments are using the crisis as an excuse to roll back the social safety net that most have enjoyed for decades.Monique Harden: Rights-Based Recovery in the Gulf
July 30, 2010What if Kenneth Feinberg resigned tomorrow? That's the real question, when he asserts his sole authority over the funds allocated to the Gulf Coast for oil spill recovery. Monique Harden of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights joins us via Skype to offer her alternate vision for recovery: one based on fundamental human rights.Greg Palast: Fighting Toxic Oil Companies
July 28, 2010Last week, Mike Papantonio told us that there was no fund from BP to pay for the oil disaster, and raised some questions about Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of the damages to Gulf residents. Today investigative journalist Greg Palast answers some of those questions--and raises a few of his own.Maude Barlow, Greg Palast, and Americans with Disabilities
July 27, 2010Despite what you learned in science class in school, Maude Barlow says, it is in fact possible for the Earth to be running out of water. Pollution and population are on the rise, and corporations encroach on the water rights of people around the world, fencing off and bottling up a natural resource that should be available to all.Mike Papantonio: Truth About BP Damage Fund
July 23, 2010"There is no $20 billion in any fund anywhere in the world," says Mike Papantonio of the supposed BP fund to compensate victims of the oil disaster in the Gulf. He notes that while BP says everything is OK, it is also meeting with bankruptcy lawyers--and in bankruptcy court, they won't owe anyone anything at all.
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