Each summer, the GCMC creates an engaging summer reading list of novels, blogs or articles published within the last year. Let us know how you would rate these works and send in your review to be posted in one of our upcoming issues! Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll In Private Empire , Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil’s annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries. In many of the countries where it conducts business, ExxonMobil’s sway over politics and security is greater than that of the United States embassy. In Washington, ExxonMobil spends more money lobbying Congress and the White House than almost any other corporation. Yet despite its outsized influence, it is a black box… read more Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis From the bestselling author ...