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Energy, Society and Economy

Steve Coll's book called Private Empire about Exxon Mobil and its amazing power

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The power of the Energy giants

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No higher power than Exxon ... Rachel Maddow shares stories of Exxon flexing its global political and economic muscles, and also asserting technological strength, though not necessarily in the field of oil spill clean-up.

Interview with Steve Coll, author of Private Empire

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How Exxon makes American energy policy ... Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the new book “Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power,” talks with Rachel Maddow about political power and the energy industry and the institutions that shape American energy policy.