This segment originally aired on the September 21st, 2014 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV.

Midterm elections are right around the corner, and Democrats are worried that they may lose even more House seats, and possibly control of the Senate in November. If they want to win, they need to re-commit to their principles, and work to strengthen social safety net programs.

America’s Lawyer Mike Papantonio discusses how this can happen with Richard Eskow, host of The Zero Hour.

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Richard Eskow is host and managing editor of The Zero Hour, a weekly radio program produced by We Act Radio. He was the senior writer and editor for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Richard has written for a number of print and online publications, was a founding contributor to the Huffington Post, and is a longtime activist. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Campaign for America’s Future.