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Episode 537: Profits over People; The Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump; Why Covid-19 is hitting Minority and Lower Income Areas the Hardest; How to Stop Misinformation on Facebook

Ring of Fire Radio with Farron Cousins

English - April 24, 2020 14:19 - 1 hour - 35.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 318 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 536: Reopening America Too Soon?; Big Banks Can Take Your Stimulus Check; Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths
Next Episode: Episode 538: Biden Needs to Explain; Covid-19 Fueling White Nationalists; Federal Government Interfering with PPE; What Will Happen to Sports

On today’s show…


John Nichols, from The Nation Magazine, will explain why ceding too much authority to the Executive Branch has led to an Imperial Presidency.


Fadi Quran, from Avaaz, joins us to discuss how Facebook and other social media platforms have become the epicenter for misinformation, and how we can solve the issue.


My own doctor, David LeMay, will be here to discuss why overall health is such an important factor in the battle against Covid-19.


And Heather "Digby" Parton will help me figure out another crazy news week.

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