David Dayen, from the America Prospect, will explain how big banks can get a hold of your stimulus check before you have a chance to use it.

And Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer will explain why "Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake.” And why keeping the death toll artificially low allows Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown.

This week on Ring of Fire, Zachariah Mampilly, Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs (Baruch College) as well as an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the Graduate Center, CUNY, joins us to discuss the western left’s Blindspot when it comes to the continent of Africa including its lack of coverage of the massive protests that were occupying Nigeria some 10 years ago.

And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.

Bonus content you are missing this week; Sam and Kaiser Health News Correspondent, Angela Hart, joins us to discuss what lies ahead for single-payer healthcare in California in the wake of the Gavin Newsome recall election. Become a member today! www.rofpodcast.com

This week on Ring of Fire, David Vine, professor of anthropology at American University and author of The United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State, joins me to discuss the staggering number of US military bases and how they contribute to our war machine… and how the Biden administration’s “pivot to China” might be a troubling part of that same dynamic.

And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.

Bonus content this week; Sam and David Dayen discuss reconcillation.

This week on Ring of Fire; Sarah Lazare, web editor and reporter for In These Times magazine, joins me to discuss her reporting on how Biden’s public position of supporting COVID vaccine patent waivers may be a bit different in private.

And, Heather Digby Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.

Bonus content this week; Sam and Grace Segers breakdown the Child Income Credit.

This week on Ring of Fire, Josh Dzieza joins us to discuss his cover story piece in New York Magazine and The Verge, which is a deep dive into the world of delivery workers in New York City: assaulted and attacked, exploited by apps, and ignored by police.

Heather “Digby” Parton will help us break down all the top news items of the week.

This week’s bonus content you're missing… Eric Alterman joins us to analyze the media’s seemingly uniform outrage to Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. Upgrade to our member show to listen to our bonus content over at www.rofpodcast.com