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This week on Ring of Fire:  Daily Beast correspondent Rick Outzen joins Mike to help discuss the biggest news of the week.

Author Elliot Cohen will be here to tell us how media outlets like News Corp are able to get away with spying on US citizens.

John Amato, founder of the Crooks and Liars blog, will be joining us to discuss Dick Cheney’s lie-filled new memoir.

David DeGraw from the Amped Status blog will be here to talk about how the federal reserve’s policies, along with climate change, are restricting access to goods that we desperately need.

Andy Kroll from Mother Jones will join us to discuss the populist uprising in Wisconsin that should be used as a the framework for a nationwide populist movement.

Author Christian Parenti will join us to discuss how climate change and a lack of access to resources are helping spur some of the conflicts around the globe.

We’ll hear from blogger Chauncey DeVega about how racism is still the driving force behind the Tea Party movement.

And attorney Chris Paulos will join us to discuss the dangerous side effect of the diabetes drug Actos.

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Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced