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SOCIALIST VOICE Marxist Perspectives for the 21st Century http://www.socialistvoice.ca September 13, 2010 DID CONSUMERS CAUSE THE BP OIL DISASTER? by Ian Angus http://www.socialistvoice.ca/?p=1324 Following the BP/Deepwater oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, many commentators have tried to explain why it happened. Many blame greed and arrogance in BP’s executive offices. Others blame it on the Military-Oil-Government alliance that views free-flowing oil (and free-flowing oil profits) as something to promoted at all costs. But some writers identify a different cause. Bonus-seeking executives, corrupt politicians and oil-hungry generals all played a role, but they were only front men for the real villains – consumers. +++++++++++ Other recent articles: G20 PROTESTS: WHAT WAS GAINED AND WHAT WAS LOST by John Riddell and Art Young http://www.socialistvoice.ca/?p=1315 AFTER A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR, QUÉBEC SOLIDAIRE STARTS DEBATE ON PROGRAM A LeftViews Article by Roger Rashi http://www.socialistvoice.ca/?p=1308 AFGHANISTAN CRISIS DEEPENS: U.S., CANADA AND NATO THREATEN TO EXTEND WAR by Tim Kennelly http://www.socialistvoice.ca/?p=1304 ++++++++++++ SOCIALIST VOICE Web: http://www.socialistvoice.ca Email: [email protected] Editors: Ian Angus, Roger Annis, John Riddell Readers are encouraged to forward or distribute Socialist Voice as widely as possible. To subscribe, send a blank email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] FEEDBACK: Socialist Voice welcomes questions, comments and debate on the articles we publish. Please use the `Feedback' box at the bottom of each article on our website. LINK DOESN'T WORK? Some email programs block links to websites. If clicking on a link in Socialist Voice doesn't work, try holding down the CTRL key as you click, or copy the link address into your browser. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
