August-September 2008        Volume 29, Number 4

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  Peak profts and empty pockets at the pump
It's time to revolt against Big Oil!

by Linda Averill

   
As gas climbs to $5 a gallon, the pain is evident everywhere. Buses are packed. GM is closing factories. The airlines are laying off pilots and flight attendants. Independent truckers are going bankrupt. Real wages slide down and inflation shinnies skyward.

Not everyone in the U.S. is feeling the pain, however. Exxon, based in Irving, Texas, was top producer of profits worldwide for 2007. Conoco Phillips and Chevron were close behind. Their billions in profits have infuriated working people. And the heat is on politicians to do something about it. But what?
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