Author: Ring of Fire Radio

Ted Cruz Doesn’t Think Citizens United Went Far Enough

Ted Cruz Doesn’t Think Citizens United Went Far Enough

Posted by | Mar 24, 2015 | , |

At a recent town hall meeting in New Hampshire, 2016 presidential hopeful Senator Ted Cruz called upon Americans to take their country back. One woman in the audience had this response: “Across the state…in town meetings, people are speaking out, and they’re saying they want Big Money out of politics…they’re passing resolutions right now…if elected President, what would you do to stop corporations and billionaires from influencing public policy that often contradicts…regular people like those of u?” Cruz response was straight out of George Orwell. He begins with long screed on how he is a “constitutionalist,” adding “I believe...

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Money May Keep Sanders Out in 2016

Money May Keep Sanders Out in 2016

Posted by | Mar 23, 2015 | |

Most modern democracies embrace some form of socialism. Not so in the USA, where capitalism has become tantamount to religion and the capitalists have a stranglehold on the political process. Ironically, the U.S. Congress’ single democratic socialist and foremost champion of progressive causes may wind up being silenced and marginalized by the same forces he has stood against for four decades. Yet today’s candidates of all stripes have little choice but to go to those forces for the massive amounts of money required to mount a campaign anymore. Never one to compromise his ideals, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont...

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Adding Injury To Insult

Adding Injury To Insult

Posted by | Mar 17, 2015 | |

As if one of the wealthiest corporations on the planet paying poverty wages wasn’t bad enough, McDonald’s (one of several franchises being represented in a lawsuit against the city of Seattle over its recent mandate to raise wages to $15 an hour) apparently believes itself to be exempt from regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Remember Ketchup As a Vegetable? In the great tradition of the Reagan years, the management at McDonald’s “restaurants” consider mustard and mayonnaise to be first aid ointments. It’s not a joke. In a press release from the website FightFor15.org, a McDonald’s...

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Papantonio: Anti-intellectualism Is Destroying Democracy In America

Papantonio: Anti-intellectualism Is Destroying Democracy In America

Posted by | Mar 17, 2015 | , |

Anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism have become almost epidemic in America. In fact, a talented writer by the name of Susan Jacoby wrote an important book several years ago titled The Age of American Unreason. The only hesitation anyone should have about reading that book is that it is pretty scary stuff. According to Jacoby, more than 40 percent of Americans under 44 never read a single book in the course of an entire year. Americans of all ages are losing their ability to concentrate and analyze what they hear. In fact, the rule of thumb for a political candidate was...

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John Kerry: Not Addressing Climate Change Will Lead to ‘Utter Catastrophe’

John Kerry: Not Addressing Climate Change Will Lead to ‘Utter Catastrophe’

Posted by | Mar 13, 2015 | , |

Reposted with permission from EcoWatch. John Kerry has been a long-time proponent for aggressive action on climate issues, first as a U.S. Senator and currently as President Obama’s Secretary of State. This morning he spoke to the Washington D.C.-based international affairs think tank the Atlantic Council on the significance of the Paris climate conference (COP21) taking place in nine months. Kerry’sspeech was part of a series of programs hosted by the Atlantic Council called the The Road to Paris. Kerry forcefully reiterated the message he’s been putting out for years: that climate change is real, that it must be addressed and...

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