Author: Gary Bentley

For years, Progressives have been fighting to break up the big banks that crashed our economy.  And now, they’ve gotten an unlikely ally in that fight – The Tea Party.  Apparently there are some members in the GOP who actually believe that the too big to fail banks need to be broken apart – but not for the same reason progressives believe.  Mike Papantonio discusses the evolving attitudes of the Tea Party with investigative journalist David...

The following interview is from the March 31st, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV (freespeech.org/ringoffire).  For decades, front groups for corporate America have been trying to sell us the idea that we need tort reform.  And this effort that was started almost 4 decades ago is still going strong today, and Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio recently spoke with Linda Lipsen, the CEO of the American Association for Justice, about the corporate front groups that are pushing tort reform across the...

The following interview is from the March 31st, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV (freespeech.org/ringoffire). It’s easy to blame the Bush administration for the lies that led us into Iraq, but to do that, you have to ignore the role the traditional media played. There was little to no pushback from the mainstream media in 2003, and they actively helped push our nation into an un-winnable war. Mike Papantonio talks about the many failures of the traditional media with progressive TV and radio host Thom...

The following interview is from the March 31st, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV (freespeech.org/ringoffire).  Drug Companies in America pull in higher profits than almost any other industry.  And they do this with the help of government-funded research.  The federal government has gotten absolutely nothing in return for their work, but all that could change in the near future.  Mike Papantonio discusses this issue with attorneys Joe Cotchett and Mike Burg....