This week’s Ring of Fire, hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder: Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern

This week on Ring of Fire: Best-selling author Thomas Frank will talk to us about why the GOP decided to double-down on their economic ideas that burned down our economy.

Investigative journalist and best-selling author Greg Palast will join us for a discussion on his new book Billionaires and Ballot Bandits.”

TIME magazine correspondent Michael Grunwald will tell us why all of us – including Mitt Romney – are dependent on government handouts.

And Delirium author Nancy Cohen will tell us how Mitt’s time as a Mormon Bishop gives us a glimpse into his extreme religious beliefs.

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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