Blowout
by Rachel Maddow
View on GoodreadsWhat is Vladimir Putin doing at the 2003 opening of a Russian-owned gas station in New York City, next to Chuck Schumer? It's where Rachel Maddow opens her case that the oil and gas industry corrupts governments and undermines democracy, and that you should want it contained.
Core ideas
- Built on capture: The industry depends on corrupting and capturing government, from Standard Oil to Rex Tillerson's ExxonMobil and Oklahoma's fracking earthquakes.
- Russia's dependence: Corruption such as the money skimmed from the Sochi Olympics tied Russia to oil and gas, which the book connects to its election interference.
- Contain it: The remedy is to end the subsidies, require transparency and limit the industry's political influence.
Published2019
Pages400
ISBN9780525575498
ReadDec 2022
