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President Biden's poll numbers keep getting worse, but has his performance as President really been THAT bad? And Donald Trump suffered several significant legal defeats this week that could have a major impact on his political future. Also on the show, the guys from Meidas Touch will talk about their efforts to counter Republican talking points, and on the bonus half of the show, Vox policy reporter Jerusalem Demsas will tell us why Zillow is getting out of the homebuying business, and what that could mean for the housing market. Become a member over at www.rofpodcast.com to get all our bonus material and access to the archives.
Following the big news from last week about certain members of Congress allegedly helping to organize the January 6th Stop The Steal rally, little has happened. In fact, the public seems to have already forgotten that there might be treasonous Republicans holding office today. It is now up to Congress to get to the bottom of what happened, and John Nichols from The Nation joins Farron Cousins to talk about what that might look like. Nichols also provides some insight into this week's elections, and tells us what those results could mean for Democrats in next year's midterms.
Sam Seder welcomes the new host of Ring of Fire!
Thousands of workers have gone on strike in the month of October, including roughly 10,000 John Deere workers across the country. This mass movement by workers demanding better treatment has been dubbed "Striketober" by the media, and it is a clear sign that workers have had enough of being exploited by corporations. Jordan Chariton from Status Coup news has been traveling the country to meet with these workers, and he will join us to discuss the ongoing strikes and explains what the workers are hoping to gain.
On today’s show…
We will listen to Emma Vigeland’s interview with The Intercepts, Michelle Garcia, about the Biden Administration’s treatment of Hatian Migrants.
And of course, Digby and I will belooking back at a big week in news
Bonus Content you're missing this week: Sam and Ari Berman discuss gerrymandering and the Voting Rights Act and its effect on our countries politics.
David Dayen, from the America Prospect, will explain how big banks can get a hold of your stimulus check before you have a chance to use it.
And Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer will explain why "Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake.” And why keeping the death toll artificially low allows Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown.
This week on Ring of Fire, Zachariah Mampilly, Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs (Baruch College) as well as an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the Graduate Center, CUNY, joins us to discuss the western left’s Blindspot when it comes to the continent of Africa including its lack of coverage of the massive protests that were occupying Nigeria some 10 years ago.
And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.
Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam and Kaiser Health News Correspondent, Angela Hart, joins us to discuss what lies ahead for single-payer healthcare in California in the wake of the Gavin Newsome recall election. Become a member today! www.rofpodcast.com
This week on Ring of Fire, David Vine, professor of anthropology at American University and author of The United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State, joins me to discuss the staggering number of US military bases and how they contribute to our war machine… and how the Biden administration’s “pivot to China” might be a troubling part of that same dynamic.
And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.
Bonus content this week; Sam and David Dayen discuss reconcillation.
This week on Ring of Fire; Sarah Lazare, web editor and reporter for In These Times magazine, joins me to discuss her reporting on how Biden’s public position of supporting COVID vaccine patent waivers may be a bit different in private.
And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.
Bonus content this week; Sam and Grace Segers breakdown the Child Income Credit.
This week on Ring of Fire, Josh Dzieza joins us to discuss his cover story piece in New York Magazine and The Verge, which is a deep dive into the world of delivery workers in New York City: assaulted and attacked, exploited by apps, and ignored by police.
Heather “Digby” Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.
This week’s bonus content you're missing… Eric Alterman joins us to analyze the media’s seemingly uniform outrage to Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Upgrade to our member show to listen to our bonus content over at www.rofpodcast.com
This week on Ring of Fire; Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East history at Stanford University, joins us to discuss the Biden Administrations posture towards Egyptian President, al-Sisis, despite his countless human rights violations and what it means for the U.S.’s broader Middle East policy.
And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.
Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam interviews Spencer Ackerman about his book, “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump.” Become a Member at www.rofpodcast.com
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