Ring Of Fire Radio With Sam Seder, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. And Mike Papantonio

Welcome to Ring of Fire Radio, on today’s show… Amy Hanauer, from Policy Matters Ohio, will join us to explain why last November’s big win for Democrats will lead to big changes in state houses across the country. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon join me to break down the biggest news of the week.

Economics Professor, William Lazonick, will join us to explain stock buybacks and why Senators Sanders and Schumer have teamed up to limit corporations from doing it. And Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon join me to analyze the biggest news of the week

Ivan Briscoe, from the International Crisis Group, will be here to explain the current political tension in Venezuela and how we got there. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon join me to break down the biggest news of the week.

Investigative Journalist, David Dayen, will be here to tell us about the new economic concentration that has permeated our economy. And, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will help me rundown all the news the made the headlines this week.

Jeff Hauser, from The Revolving Door Project, will join us to explain why we must prosecute Donald Trump to the full extent of the law. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will help me rundown all the news the made the headlines this week.

Welcome to Ring of Fire Radio, this is the first episode of 2019 and we are happy to be back from the holidays! On today’s show Sarah Kliff, from Vox, asked readers to submit their emergency room bills, we’ll ask her what she discovered. Back to join me in 2019, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will help me analyze all the news the made the headlines this week.

We will be back next week with an all new show, until then here is a great show from earlier this year. On today’s show we’ll explain why states that have right-to-carry gun laws, also have a higher rate of violent crime with The Nation’s, Mike Konczal. Alice Speri, from The Intercept, will join us to discuss the rampant rate of sexual abuse among women held in immigration detention centers across the county. Eric Blanc, from Jacobin Magazine, will get us up to date on recent teacher strikes happening in red states, including Arizona. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to break down this week’s biggest news stories. And Evan Hughes will join us to discuss an incredible piece in the New York Times detailing a “kick-back” scheme involving millions of dollars between an opioid manufacturer and doctors.

Thank you for supporting us in 2018, we will be back in January with all new episodes. Please consider becoming a member of the full show in 2019! Check out this episode you may have missed from September: Dahlia Lithwick, from Slate, will join us to discuss Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Hearings this week. Progressive Radio Host, Bob Kincaid, joins us to discuss the impeachment of 4 West Virginia Justices. Angelo Carusone, from Media Matters, will stop by to fill us in on more congressional hearings involving Facebook and Twitter. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to breakdown all the big news stories from this busy week. And Matt Bruenig, from The People’s Policy Project, will be to explain what a Social Wealth Fund for America might look like.

Investigative Journalist, David Dayen, will join us to discuss Elizabeth Warren’s plan for the government to manufacture generic drugs. As always, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to help me run down all the news the made the headlines this week.

Lachlan Markay, from The Daily Beast, will join us to explain how the “No Labels” Movement is funded by the biggest names on Wall Street and why that’s a problem. As always, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to help me synthesize all the news happening this week.

Shorter Podcast this week due to technical difficulties, but we have two great interviews for this week's show. Today on the show, Russian and Ukrainian Expert, Sophie Pinkham will be here to talk about her new book, “BLACK SQUARE: ADVENTURES IN POST-SOVIET UKRAINE.” And Attorney, Chris Paulos, will be here to discuss how U.S. Military Personnel and their families are seeking justice in a federal court this week against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

As always, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to recap all the news that matters most this week. And Climate Expert, Michael Mann will be here to break down the recent National Climate Assessment Report.

Welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition of Ring of Fire Radio, I’m Sam Seder. That’s right folks, this is a special edition of Ring of Fire. This week we depart from our usual radio format to give you a full uninterrupted podcast with analysis from our very own Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon. We want to start off by saying Thank You to our members, and because of you, we are able to put this show out on a week-to-week basis. We wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving

Journalist, Janet Reitman, will be here to discuss how law enforcement failed to see the threat of white nationalism and now it may be too late. As always, Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to recap all the news that matters most this week.

This is a very special post midterm edition and helping me rundown elections and some of the more important ballot initiatives around the country is our very own Heather “Digby” Parton. And The Washington Monthly’s, Phillip Longman, will make his case for small-business collusion in a time where anti-monopoly laws have turned against mom and pop businesses.

Doctor Abdul El-Sayed, will join us to make his case for Medicare-for-All. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to the biggest news stories of the week.

Investigative Journalist, David Dayen, brings us another amazing story of a training academy set up to indoctrinate the minds of law clerks in order to push the courts to the right. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to the biggest news stories of the week.

Angelo Carusone, from Media Matters, will tell us about a group of men who describe themselves as Western Chauvinists, called the Proud Boys. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to the biggest news stories of the week.

Dahlia Lithwick, from Slate, will be here to explain why it’s up to the other eight justices to save us from Justice Kavanaugh. Heather “Digby” Parton from Salon will be here to the biggest news stories of the week.

Today on Ring of Fire, we’ll be revisiting some of the very best interviews from more than a decade of being on the air. We’ll hear from Howard Zinn, Chalmers Johnson, Daniel Ellsberg, and several other newsmakers and brilliant progressive minds.