Author: Gary Bentley

Oil giant BP has launched a massive PR offensive to attack residents along the Gulf Coast. But what these attacks are really about is trying to scare people out of filing claims against the oil company. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio talks about the latest in BP’s oil spill saga with investigative journalist Rick...

Both the Republican and Democratic Parties have become so entrenched in Wall Street that it’s almost impossible to tell them apart.  And that’s why its time to reform Wall Street now. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papatonio speaks with economist Dean Baker to explain how we can pull the Democrats away from the clutches of Wall...

Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Dave Johnson from the Campaign For America’s Future discuss the looming war in Syria, and how Progressives may be united against...

Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Richard Eskow from the Campaign For America’s Future discuss the economic consequences of the looming Syrian...

By Krysta Loera: C.R. Bard, the manufacturer of Avaulta transvaginal mesh device, agreed to settle on the second Avaulta transvaginal mesh lawsuit to go to trial in a West Virginia federal court last week. The plaintiff alleged her implanted Avaulta transvaginal mesh caused her injury and complications, forcing her to undergo six surgeries. Settlement terms between the company and the court were not released. Scott Lowry, a spokesman for C.R. Bard, said the settlement only covered this particular case, and not the thousands of pending lawsuits against the company. The settlement between C.R. Bard and the plaintiff comes just over...