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Ring of Fire’s Sam Seder and author Cliff Schecter discuss the latest news in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s shooting in Ferguson,...

On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart embarrassed Fox News for its coverage of the events in Ferguson, Missouri. Stewart was particularly frustrated by the network’s pundits repeatedly saying that the issues surrounding the death of Michael Brown aren’t about race. “This isn’t all about just one man killed in one town,” said Stewart. “It’s about how people of color, no matter their socioeconomic standing face obstacles in this country with surprising grace.” “I guarantee you,” he continued, “that every person of color in this country has faced an indignity, from the ridiculous, to the grotesque, to the sometimes...

Samuel Wurzelbacher, more commonly known as “Joe the Plumber,” gained a minor level of fame during the 2008 presidential election after the McCain-Palin camp continuously used him as a metaphor for the average working American. Since 2008, Wurzelbacher has infrequently popped back into the media spotlight for a few brief moments, usually after saying something ridiculous. In June 2012, Wurzelbacher said that gun control resulted in Europe’s Jewish population being unable to defend themselves during the Holocaust, and that the Ottoman Empire’s gun control laws had the same effect during the Armenian Genocide. Later that year, during a campaign...

Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio appears on MSNBC’s The Ed Show to discuss the legal framework of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Support Ring of Fire by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Listen to Ring of Fire on Saturdays from 3pm-6pm Eastern! Listen live via the Progressive Voices Channel on TuneIn. Or find a station here. Watch Ring of Fire every Sunday at 12pm Eastern/9am Pacific on Free Speech...

This morning, Fox and Friends allowed conservative crazy talker Laura Ingraham on their show to discuss the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown. Ingraham exclaimed that looting will inevitably occur because “thugs are thugs”. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Support Ring of Fire by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Listen to Ring of Fire on Saturdays from 3pm-6pm Eastern! Listen live via the Progressive Voices Channel on TuneIn. Or find a station here. Watch Ring of Fire every Sunday at 12pm Eastern/9am Pacific on Free Speech...