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New Charges in MN; Protests Continue; Tough Guy Trump Backs Down; Primary Elections Across U.S.: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2020

Guest: Down With Tyranny's Howie Klein on progressives wins and losses on Tuesday and those still to come...

As Police Brutality and Protests Continue, Is It Time to ‘Defund the Police’?: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2020

Guest: Policing expert Alex S. Vitale on failed reforms and a new solution

Also: Messy primaries underway in a dozen states; Tough Guy Trump unleashes federal troops on peaceful demonstrators, a church, and foreign journos for a campaign photo-op...

Weekend of American Dystopia: What Did You See and How Do You See It?: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2020

Police-instigated violence sweeps nation amid mostly peaceful demonstrations after police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis...

Kentucky U.S. Senate Candidate on Unexplained Shooting of 7 Protesters, Defeating McConnell: ‘BradCast’ 5/29/2020

Guest: Farmer, teacher, Marine Lt. Col. turned candidate Mike Broihier; Also: Latest in Minneapolis protests over police killing of George Floyd...

Unemployment Deepens, Market Keeps Soaring Anyway. What the Hell is Going on Here?: ‘BradCast’ 5/28/2020

Guest: The Prospect's David Dayen; Also: PA Repubs kept COVID infection a secret from Dems; Absentee ballot applications for all in WI...

Are Dems Prepared to Counter ‘REDMAP 2.0’?: ‘BradCast’ 5/27/2020

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Trump pretends to be 'furious' at Twitter. He isn't. But he is hoping to distract you (and the media)...

‘It’s 100,000. But We’re Still at the Beginning’: ‘BradCast’ 5/26/2020

Also: Ernest A. Canning on GOP's CA Vote-by-Mail ballot lawsuit; Federal judge guts FL Republicans' newest voter suppression law...

Transitioning to Greatness!*: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2020

* If 'Greatness' means record unemployment and tens of thousands of unnecessarily dead Americans..

‘A Historic Event Playing Out in the Midst of an Historic Event’: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2020

Guest: Penn State climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann on today's multiple climate-fueled disasters and what we must do to solve them

Also: Oregon Primary results; Florida voter fraud criminal Trump threatens Michigan in the middle of two concurrent disasters in the state...

Flynn-Flop! Bill Barr’s DoJ v. Bill Barr’s DoJ: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2020

Guest: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler of EmptyWheel; Also: COVID science censored by Florida...

The Race To Stupid: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2020

Trump fires another IG, this one investigating Pompeo; Amash declines to run for Prez; MO allows absentee voting for all (sort of); CA relaxes reopen rules; Anti-lockdown protester threatens journo; Callers ring in...

Looking at the Bright Side of the COVID-19 Crisis: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2020

Government whistleblower slams Trump's disastrous response; Dems ditch proposed give-away to 'dark money' groups; WI Supremes endanger state again; Trump voters now more at risk of virus...

The Return of Accountability! (For Now. Sort Of.): ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2020

Burr gets served; Barr gets blowback; Flynn gets a new 'prosecutor'; Trump gets overturned; Also: American Prospect's David Dayen on coronavirus economics and what Congress is (and isn't) doing about it...

Donald Trump is a Voter Fraud Criminal: ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2020

Guest: Howie Klein on progressive Dem win in NE, establishment Dem loss in CA; Also: Trump voted illegally in FL and ... 'OBAMAGATE'!...

Fauci Warns Early Reopening Risks ‘Outbreak You May Not Be Able to Control’: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2020

Admin pretends otherwise as infections spike; Also: SCOTUS divided on Trump subpoenas; Trump, GOP falsely declare 'rigged election' in CA-25...

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Also: GA GOP rigs Atlanta D.A. elections; MT's new voter suppression law nixed by state court; Much more...

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The Corrupt Hypocrisy of SCOTUS’ VRA Ruling in the Middle of Primary Election Season: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2026

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Billionaires Spending Millions to Fight Against, Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2026

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: GOP states scramble to write Black districts out of existence; A warning for CA vote-by-mail voters...

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