Author: Gary Bentley

During the Bush years, the religious right was front and center within the Republican Party, helping to dictate policy and guide the party. But today, they’re operating behind the scenes, pulling the strings for major Republican politicians and fringe members of the Tea Party. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio speaks with author Frank Schaeffer about how the Religious Right is still holding the Republican Party — and the American political system —...

President Obama wants to fast-track approval of the Trans Pacific Partnership, which is a massive giveaway to corporations looking to skirt the law.  There is a growing coalition of members of Congress from BOTH sides of the political aisle to abort the project, but Obama still wants to move forward. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio talks about this with Lori Wallach, the director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. For more information, visit Expose the...

This segment originally aired on the November 10th, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV. Millions of Americans depend on Social Security to be able to put food on their table, and to keep their heads above water after retirement.  But more importantly, they earned this money by paying into the system for their entire working lives.  Still, there is serious talk in Washington about cutting Social Security benefits. Ring of Fire guest host Farron Cousins joins with best-selling author Cliff Schecter to explain why this is even being...

America has become a welfare state, but not in the sense that Republicans want us to believe.  We hand out billions of dollars in corporate welfare every year, but we continue to cut back on the aid to those who are in the most need. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio talks about this with author Les...