Author: Gary Bentley

Mike Papantonio appears on The Ed Show on MSNBC alongside Brad Woodhouse and Ruth Conniff to discuss the media’s love affair with Chris Christie, and their attempts to paint this extremist as a moderate in today’s Republican...

The founding principle of broadcast media in the United States is that it must serve the public interest.  But over the years, the media has become less of a service to citizens, and more of a propaganda machine for the Republican Party.  Media conglomerates control almost all media outlets from print to television, and American citizens are hardly able to get real, accurate news.  Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio talks about the need for media reform with Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Sue...

This segment originally aired on the October 27th, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV. Recently, President Obama weakened the rules for defense contractors, and they are now allowed to sell deadly weapons to countries that are less than friendly to the United States. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio explains why this happened with attorneys Niall McCarthy and Mike...

This segment originally aired on the October 27th, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV. The Tea Party suffers from a severe lack of both empathy, and basic knowledge about economics.  This makes them a very dangerous threat to our economy. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio discusses this with economist and author Richard...

The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on a case that has been described as Citizens United on steroids.  If the conservative court sides with big business in this case, it could open the flood gates to unlimited corporate campaign money. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio talks about this with Nation Magazine investigative journalist Lee...