Rex Tillerson Refuses To Address Exxon’s Climate Change Denial

Environmental groups are terribly alarmed by the prospect of having Tillerson at the helm of the United States State Department, especially as the threat of climate disruption caused by humans intensifies.

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2107, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP/Steve Helber)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. During his confirmation hearing, former Exxon Mobil CEO and nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, refused to answer questions about what the fossil fuel corporation knew about climate change. He also refused to talk about Exxon Mobil’s funding of outside organizations in order to create doubt

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Sessions Praises Far-Right Firebrand David Horowitz During Confirmation Hearing

Horowitz is known for his overtly racist statements, such as ‘the most racist people in the United States are “black racists.”’ and
‘too many blacks are in prison because too many blacks commit crimes.’

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
David Horowitz addresses attendees of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Far-right activist David Horowitz said of Senator Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for Attorney General, “You will see a witch-hunt worse than anything McCarthy did directed by Democrats against Jeff Sessions.” Hardly, but the first day of the hearing featured effusive praise for Horowitz

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Men In KKK Costumes Disrupt Sessions Confirmation Hearing

Civil liberties advocates have expressed concerns about Sessions’ voting record and his appearances before groups that espouse harsh views on Muslims and immigrants.

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Demonstrators are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

WASHINGTON (REPORT) — Protesters disrupted Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general on Tuesday, including two men wearing Ku Klux Klan costumes and a woman wearing a pink crown. The conservative Alabama senator, who is Donald Trump's pick for the nation's top law enforcement official, faces concerns over how committed he

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