In this day and age, the best documentary directors don’t lead with the issue, they focus on story and let the social relevance emerge from the narrative.

In a blunt ruling handed down on Thursday, a federal judge in New Orleans found that the biggest oil spill in US history, the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, was caused by BP’s “willful misconduct” and “gross negligence."

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...

BP responds to our post about its resistance to spend more on cleaning their oil spill -- and illustrates yet another revolving door in action.

After paying out $42.4 billion for the Gulf Coast disaster cleanup, the petroleum giant is fighting back.