Author: Gary Bentley

On this Presidents’ Day 2017, we celebrate the accomplishments of past Presidents of this country.  We also have to acknowledge the very real threat that our current president poses to American democracy, and look at how far the legitimacy of the office of the President has fallen since the late 1700’s. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Today is Presidents’ Day and usually on this day we take the time to look back at some of the great accomplishments from past presidents in United States history. But today, I think it’s more important...

The Office of Government Ethics issued a statement on February 13th saying that it is very clear that Kellyanne Conway violated ethics rules when she told people to “buy Ivanka’s stuff”. The only question now is will Congress act to hold her accountable? Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.   Transcript of the above video: On February 13th the Office of Government Ethics wrote a letter saying that, “It is pretty clear that Kellyanne Conway, when she went on national TV and told people to buy Ivanka’s stuff, broke ethic’s rules.” Now, this is just the latest organization...

Senators like Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer are terrified that they could face the same kind of backlash that Republicans are facing during meetings with their constituents, so they’ve devised a plan to avoid it: They’ll just ask Bernie Sanders to tell people not to protest.  Good luck with that. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.   Transcript of the above video: Democrats have seen the troubles that Republicans are facing anytime they go back to their constituents and host a town hall. They’re being met with angry protesters standing up against things like repealing the Affordable Care...

Democratic candidates for U.S. House races actually received more votes than Republicans in the last midterm election. However, Republicans managed to hold onto power in the House because they have gerrymandered their way into a permanent majority.  Why aren’t more Democrats and activists speaking out about this important issue that threatens our democracy? Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: The Republican Congress before the November 8th elections had an approval rating of under 20%. That’s not a fluke. For the last four to six years, congressional representatives led by Republicans, Congress as a...