Blog Archive: Ring of Fire
Papantonio: Obama, China, and the Balance of Power
Category: Politics
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President Obama is in China this week, discussing (among other things) the global economy. These talks are important, as China currently holds the largest amount of US debt and is the US's top importer. Mike Papantonio appears on Fox Business's Happy Hour to talk about why this trip is important, ...
WATCH: The Truth About the Teabaggers
Category: Politics
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Ever since the tax day tea party march on Washington, smaller teabag protests have been popping up all over the country. The only problem is that these protesters don't really know what they're protesting.
Papantonio: The Death Penalty Discussion
Category: Politics
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For years, opponents of the death penalty have claimed that putting murderers and rapists to death is either too expensive, too cruel, or just too time-consuming to bother with. On the day the DC Sniper is scheduled to be executed, Mike Papantonio challenges the death penalty opponents' arguments in this ...
Papantonio: Insurance Industry Owns Senate (VIDEO)
Category: Politics
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The House has passed a health care reform bill, but the real battle is just now beginning. We now have to get the Senate to approve a meaningful bill. Mike Papantonio appears on Fox Business's Happy Hour to talk about what we need from the Senate to finally get a ...
Grayson And Pap On How To Break The GOP (VIDEO)
Category: Politics
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For years on Ring of Fire, we've stressed how important it is for the Democratic party to get tough and act like they have a spine when confronting the Republican Party. And recently, one Congressman has emerged that has given us hope.
WATCH: Matt Taibbi Talks Wall Street's Naked Swindle
Category: Economy
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Outside of the financial sector, its hard to find regular people who fully understand what derivatives, synthetics, and stock swaps really are. Because of this, financial firms on Wall Street were able to operate in their own little world of fraudulent financial instruments without any oversight or regulation. But like ...
Developing Nations Can't Afford a Loss in Copenhagen
Category: Green
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Developing nations stand to lose the most from climate change in the near future, but have done little to contribute to the problem. Losing in Copenhagen is not an option.
Africa Walks Out of Climate Talks
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Africa walks out on climate talks in Barcelona, citing lack of commitment from West.
Negotiators Pointing Fingers at U.S.
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The final round of negotiations prior to the Copenhagen Climate Summit kicked off Monday in Barcelona, Spain. Delegates from around the world will meet for the next five days in an attempt to find common ground on multiple areas of disagreement before convening in Denmark this December to try to ...
The Pap Attack: Republicans for Rape (VIDEO)
Category: Politics
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30 Republicans voted against a measure put for by Senator Al Franken that would have ended contracts for companies who deny their employees the right to a jury hearing if they are sexually assaulted, as happened with Jamie Leigh Jones from Haliburton.
