Author: Farron Cousins

Trump Admin Hides Report Showing Their Tax Plan Is A Scam

Trump Admin Hides Report Showing Their Tax Plan Is A Scam

Posted by | Oct 3, 2017 | , , , |

Several years ago, the Office of Tax Analysis within the federal government put forward a comprehensive study showing that supply side economics, or “trickle down” economics, can’t possibly work. And when Trump and his Republican cohorts released their tax package last week that was trickle down on steroids, they decided to remove that study from government websites. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains why the administration wants to keep you in the dark about the truth of their policies. Transcript: Last week, we get a full taste of the Republicans and Donald Trump’s tax package, which includes massive tax...

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Paul Ryan Thinks Donald Trump’s Heart Is “In The Right Place” On Race Issues

Paul Ryan Thinks Donald Trump’s Heart Is “In The Right Place” On Race Issues

Posted by | Oct 3, 2017 | , , , |

During a recent interview, Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said that he is certain that the President’s heart is in the right place on matters of race in the United States. Is that why he spent more than a week denigrating black athletes? Is that why he attacked the mayor of Puerto Rico? Is that why he called racists “some fine people”? Paul Ryan hasn’t been paying attention, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains. Transcript: Our recent interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, House speaker Paul Ryan said that he knows Donald Trump’s heart is in...

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gets Roasted In SNL Season Premiere

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gets Roasted In SNL Season Premiere

Posted by | Oct 3, 2017 | , , |

Saturday Night Live began their new season this past weekend, and now that Sean Spicer is out of the picture, they are skewering new White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Alec Baldwin returned to play the president in the premier, and as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains, this season of SNL will certainly be one that Donald Trump will not enjoy. Transcript: This past weekend Saturday Night Live had their season premiere and just like last year they spend a good amount of time, in fact they actually opened the show attacking the Trump Administration. But, since...

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Trump Undermines His Staff On Twitter And Pushes For War With North Korea

Trump Undermines His Staff On Twitter And Pushes For War With North Korea

Posted by | Oct 2, 2017 | , , |

On Sunday, Donald Trump Tweeted that the actions of his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, are futile and that he shouldn’t be trying to “play nice” with Kim Jong un. Instead, Trump said he and his administration would do what needs to be done, an obvious reference to using force against the country. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains why this is the worst possible idea for dealing with North Korea. Transcript: On Sunday afternoon, Donald Trump took a break from insulting Puerto Ricans on Twitter and instead decided to have some kind of private conversation I guess with...

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9 Million Children Could Lose Healthcare As Congress Lets Funding For Program Expire

9 Million Children Could Lose Healthcare As Congress Lets Funding For Program Expire

Posted by | Oct 2, 2017 | , , , |

As the media was distracted by Trump’s horrific behavior towards Puerto Rico this past weekend, Congress allowed the funding for CHIP to expire, jeopardizing the healthcare coverage of 9 million American children. This could end up being a death sentence for many of these children who have no other means of getting coverage, but as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains, Republicans don’t care because those children aren’t funding their campaigns. Transcript: While the corporate media was distracted by all of Donald Trump’s tweets and stupidity and anger towards Puerto Rico over this past weekend, Congress was able to...

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