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This week on Ring of Fire, Dr. Rhys Machold, lecturer at the University of Glasgow, joins me to break down the myth of Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, it’s efficacy, its roots in the US military industrial complex, and how it inflates the danger of Hamas projectiles. And Heather “Digby” Parton will join us to break down all the biggest headlines of the week. What your missing on the member show this week, Eric Cortellessa, he is an investigative reporter with Washington Monthly. We’ll discuss the burgeoning antitrust movement on the left and some hint of it on the right, which is scared some of the more main stream conservatives out there, and they have formed a group to push back on any chance of antitrust progress in this Biden administration.

This week on Ring of Fire is a "best of" with Ken Klippenstein, investigative reporter at The Intercept, will join us to discuss the fall out from the failed Capitol Insurrection in terms of our National Security and Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as a potential expansion of indiscriminate terrorism laws to domestic terrorists and why that’s problematic. And Heather “Digby” Parton will join us to discuss the biggest news stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire, Jake Rosenfeld, professor of sociology at Washington University St. Louis, joins me to break down the myth that the Democratic Party powers have been clinging to, that the majority minority nation will bring them automatic electoral success. And Heather “Digby” Parton will join us to break down all the biggest headlines of the week. Bonus content you're missing this week, Robert Mackey, senior reporter at The Intercept, about a crew of video journalist who basically provided the fuel to the right wing smearing of BLM over the past year. Become a member today over at rofpodcast.com.

This week on Ring of Fire…Andrew Jacobs, science reporter at the New York Times, joins us to discuss the psychedelic boom in academia and industry, who’s in favor, who is profiting and how it may revolutionize psychiatry. And Heather Digby Parton will be here to run down the biggest stories of the week. WHAT YOU'RE MISSING ON THE MEMBER SHOW: Sam interviews best-selling author David Treuer, from the Atlantic, he has a very good idea to return our National Parks to their original owners. Not only will it be good for the parks, it’ll be good for the country and good for Native Americans.

This week on Ring of Fire John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent at The Nation, joins us to discuss the possibility of expanding the House of Representatives and the history behind why we suddenly decided to cap the number at 435. and Heather Digby Parton will be here to run down the biggest stories of the week. Don’t forget to become a member of this program over at rofpodcast.com. This week you get bonus content with Jeff Hauser, of the Revolving Door Project. He’ll give us his grades on Joe Biden‘s corporate picks, some of it is actually better than you might think… I should say non-corporate picks. Check that out, Jeff Houser interview, in our member show this week

This week on Ring of Fire, Ben Freeman, Director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative joins us to discuss Saudi Arabia’s latest tactic when it comes to lobbying the US government, taking its lobbying operation from Washington DC to middle America. and Heather Digby Parton will be here to run down the biggest stories of the week. Become a member of this podcast over ROF Podcast dot com, it is your support that keeps the show going. On today’s member show you’ll hear an interview Sam did with Ryann Liebenthal who wrote about the history of student debt in this country, not as old of a story as you might imagine in fact that’s a big part of the problem this debt is not only enormous but it’s fairly recent so if you’re a member of the Ring of Fire Radio podcast you can hear that bonus material just head over to ROF Podcast dot com

This week on Ring of Fire; Nick Martin, of The New Republic, joins us to discuss the epidemic of abandoned oil wells throughout the United States. and Heather Digby Parton will be here to run down the biggest stories of the week. What are you missing? On today’s member show you’ll hear an interview Sam did with historian, Stephen Wertheim, Director of the Grand Strategy Program at The Quincy Institue about our exit strategy in Afghanistan. www.rofpodcast.com to become a member

This week on Ring of Fire Matthew Stieb, of New York Magazine, joins us to discuss New York’s recently passed cannabis legalization law, where it succeeds and where it falls short. and Heather Digby Parton I’ll be run down the biggest stories of the week

This week on Ring of Fire, Alice Sperri from The Intercept, joins us to discuss her investigative reporting into the NYPD’s brutal policing tactics against Black Lives Matter Protesters last summer. and Heather Digby Parton will help run down the biggest stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire, Monique Morrissey of the Economic Policy Institute, join us to discuss the history of the United States Postal Service and the threats it’s currently facing today. and Heather Digby Parton will help run down the biggest stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire, Justin Schweitzer, Policy Analyst at the Poverty to Prosperity Program for The Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the reasons why we should eliminate the tipped minimum wage in favor of the regular raised minimum wage. and Heather Digby Parton will help run down the biggest stories of the week. Hey more than ever, a reason for you to become a member starting this week and you can do so over it rofpodcast.com, today the member show has a bonus interview, Sam will be talking to Harvard constitutional law professor Lawrence Lessig about HR 1, it is what he calls an incredibly important piece of legislation to save not just voting rights and anti-corruption policies but literally to save our democracy.

This week on Ring of Fire, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University and Abigail Higgins, a journalist covering inequality health and gender join us to discuss their piece in The Nation, “How the Violence Against Women Act, Failed Women.” And Heather “Digby” Parton will help me rundown the biggest stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire, Ted Miller, Professor at Northeastern Universityand author of the forthcoming book, A Conspiratorial Life: Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the Revolution of American Conservatism. And Heather “Digby” Parton will help me rundown the biggest stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire, Ryan Cooper National Correspondent for The Week, joins us to discuss his piece, “How Democrats Learned to Stop Worrying and Hand Out Fat Stacks of Cash.” And Heather “Digby” Parton will help me rundown the biggest stories of the week.

Shorter show this week due to some technical difficulties, however Emma interviewed the great Dave Zirin, from The Edge of Sports Podcast, to discuss the mass exploitation of college athlete's by the NCAA.

This week on Ring of Fire, New Republic Staff Writer, Alex Shephard will join us to discuss his piece, “No One’s Buying the Republicans’ Deficit Fearmongering Anymore.” And Heather “Digby” Parton will help rundown the biggest stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire, Alex Press, will join us to discuss her piece in The New Republic, “The Alabama Town That Could Defeat Jeff Bezos.” And Farron Cousins, from The Ring of Fire YouTube Channel, will run down the biggest stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire, Alexis Grennel, political consultant and columnist for The Nation Magazine, will join us to discuss her view that Joe Biden should be our last president, and that the United States should move towards a parliamentary system. And Heather “Digby” Parton will help me rundown the biggest stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire; Ksenia Chmutina, Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University, will join us to discuss the historical context behind Joe Biden’s, “Build Back Better” Slogan which includes roots in neoliberalism. And Heather “Digby” Parton will join us to discuss the biggest news stories of the week.

This week on Ring of Fire; Ken Klippenstein, investigative reporter at The Intercept, will join us to discuss the fall out from the failed Capitol Insurrection in terms of our National Security and Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as a potential expansion of indiscriminate terrorism laws to domestic terrorists and why that’s problematic. And Heather “Digby” Parton will join us to discuss the biggest news stories of the week.