NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Exxon's Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics

  • Written by Brian C. Black, Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Pennsylvania State University
imageIn 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, part of a behind-the-scenes policy to ensure access to oil for the U.S. and its allies. National Archives and Records Administration

“How Big Oil Bought the White House and Tried to Steal the Country” is the subtitle of a book that tells the story of a...

Read more: Exxon's Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics

More Articles ...

  1. Winning over Congress' key members would spell legislative victory for President Trump
  2. Uncertainty in blood supply chains creating challenges for industry
  3. Who is Betsy DeVos?
  4. Searching deep and dark: Building a Google for the less visible parts of the web
  5. Inside the coal industry's rhetorical playbook
  6. How speeding up payments to small businesses creates jobs
  7. Chicago 1969: When Black Panthers aligned with Confederate-flag-wielding, working-class whites
  8. Static electricity's tiny sparks
  9. Is Google's eagerness to answer questions promoting more falsehood online?
  10. Does nonpartisan journalism have a future?
  11. Want to challenge Trump on immigration? Try a strategy from the antebellum South
  12. How ride-hailing apps like Uber continue cab industry's history of racial discrimination
  13. Why is it so hard to close the racial health gap in the US?
  14. Five reasons why the North Dakota pipeline fight will continue in 2017
  15. The challenge facing libraries in an era of fake news
  16. Attackers can make it impossible to dial 911
  17. Is hunting moral? A philosopher unpacks the question
  18. New study: Did America's growing diversity make voters more xenophobic?
  19. Dengue virus antibodies may worsen a Zika infection
  20. The factories of the past are turning into the data centers of the future
  21. How does a US president settle on his science policy?
  22. How the Berlin Christmas market terror attack affects Chancellor Merkel and Europe
  23. Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?
  24. Does a healthy diet have to come at a hefty price?
  25. Sexuality in the time of Trump
  26. Trump's immigration policies will pick up where Obama's left off
  27. Will Obama's offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
  28. Can't keep your New Year's resolutions - try being kind to yourself
  29. Finding trust and understanding in autonomous technologies
  30. How to get ready for the economic recession coming in 2017
  31. As Republicans ready to dismantle ACA, insurers likely to bolt
  32. 'The 120 Days of Sodom' – counterculture classic or porn war pariah?
  33. Thirteen ways to keep free radicals away, and why it's so important
  34. Single-sex schools: Could they harm your child?
  35. Why academics consulting with industry on health care may be an idea whose time has come
  36. More online shopping means more delivery trucks. Are cities ready?
  37. Assassination of the Russian ambassador a big loss for Turkey
  38. Does being wealthy make you more charitable?
  39. Why you'd have to eat 64 cans of green beans per day - every day - to get too much BPA
  40. Obstacle avoidance: The challenge for drone package delivery
  41. Tell a different story about Santa this holiday season
  42. Are Brazilians Latinos? What their identity struggle tells us about race in America
  43. Why you can’t fry eggs (or testicles) with a cellphone
  44. Could Hulu and Google upend the TV industry in 2017?
  45. Trump is not a European-style populist. That’s our problem
  46. How ancient wisdom can help managers give their employees better feedback
  47. A sacred light in the darkness: Winter solstice illuminations at Spanish missions
  48. High rates of medical student depression: What do they say about our health system?
  49. Rating, ranking and recommending: Three R's for the internet age
  50. Brick-and-mortar retailers should nix deep discounts to make most of jittery shopping season