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The Great Unhacking of American Elections?: ‘BradCast’ 8/5/2016

Politico feature on Princeton computer scientists who cracked U.S. e-voting and tabulation systems offers what could be very good news

Also: TX agrees to restore reasonable ID requirements; Wingnut climate dead-enders...

Politico’s ‘How to Hack an Election in 7 Minutes’ Finally Gets Close to Real Solutions

Or, how Politico summarizes much of BRAD BLOG's 15 years of e-voting coverage in 8,500 smart words....

DHS Seeks to Protect U.S. Election Infrastructure – But Is That Even Possible?: ‘BradCast’ 8/4/2016

Guest: Indiana University cybersecurity law expert Scott Shackelford | Also: Why your right to vote matters, 52 years after 'Freedom Summer'...

So, NOW You’re Worried About a Hacked Election?!: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2016

MSM, Repubs and Dems finally decide e-voting and tabulation a concern...

Spate of Voting Rights Victories in Six States: ‘BradCast’ 8/2/2016

Guest: ACLU Voting Rights Project attorney Julie Ebenstein

Plus: Hillary's DNC bounce, Trump 'unfit', and very bad monkeys...

Landmark Federal Voting Rights Ruling in NC; Clinton’s Historic Presidential Nomination at DNC: ‘BradCast’ 7/29/2016

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton...

BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina Voter Suppression Provisions Finding ‘Racially Discriminatory Intent’

Huge victory for voting rights comes on heels of similarly encouraging decisions against GOP Photo ID voting restriction in TX, WI...

‘Conservatives’ Heart Obama at DNC; PLUS: Fierce Sanders Supporter Makes the Case for Clinton: ‘BradCast’ 7/28/2016

Guest: NY Daily News' Shaun King on the difficult choice to stop Trump...

History and Madness: Dems Nominate Clinton, Trump Predicted to Win: ‘BradCast’ 7/27/2016

Plus: Callers ring in on all of it. Buckle up...

Sanders: ‘That’s What Democracy is About’: ‘BradCast’ 7/26/2016

Guest: The Nation's John Nichols from the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, on Sanders, his supporters, their movement and future...

DNC Chair Out Amid Email Hacks, Protests from Sanders Supporters; Plus: Fox ‘News’ After Ailes: ‘BradCast’ 7/25/2016

Guest: Eric Boehlert on Rightwing media after the firing of FNC's founder and propaganda mastermind amid sexual harassment charges

Plus: Another deadly heatwave; Trump gets convention 'bump'; Clinton taps Kaine for Veep...

Fear and Loathing in Cleveland: Trump’s RNC Acceptance Speech and the GOP’s Dark Future: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2016

Salon's Heather Digby Parton on the rise of a 'demagogue' and the fall of 'conservatism' after the GOP's 'dystopian hellscape convention'...

Ailes Out, Cruz Booed, and a World on Edge With ‘President Trump’: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2016

Guest: Longtime GOP campaign consultant and 2012 Presidential candidate Fred Karger from Cleveland...

Conservative 5th Circuit Court Finds TX Photo ID Law Violates Federal Law!: ‘BradCast’ 7/20/2016

ALSO: 'Liars and Lucifer and Jail', Oh My! - RNC Day 2 coverage w/ Jimmy Dore in Cleveland, and why he believes Trump is no worse than Clinton...

You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth; ALSO: New Election Fraud Warnings, Worry and Woes: ‘BradCast’ 7/19/2016

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