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How the big energy companies plan to turn the United States into a third world petro-state.

Costly technologies have opened up new sources in the Western Hemisphere—but they pose immense environmental dangers.

One town’s participatory budget has attracted activists and officials from around the world.

Seeking “food sovereignty,” Hugo Chávez puts oil wealth toward a local, sustainable food system.

Millions rush to greet the former president, but the deal allowing his return says nothing about accountability for human rights violations that took place during the coup.

How the US tried—and failed—to scuttle a Venezuelan oil deal even though it would bring huge benefits to Haiti's impoverished people.

For justice to be served, Attorney José Pertierra says that Posada Carriles ought to be extradited.

On his first visit to the region, Obama can either establish a genuine “good neighbor” policy or, more likely, build a bloc of moderate allies to offset Venezuela in the region and China in global power politics.

Whatever the outcome of the protests, uprisings and rebellions now sweeping the Middle East, one thing is guaranteed: the world of oil will be permanently transformed.