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Yup, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is to Blame for Some of This Mess Too: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2020

Guest: Financial journalist David Dayen; Also: COVID economic numbers getting worse; TX judge allows absentee voting during pandemic...

Millions of Tons of Fresh Food, Milk Destroyed by Producers as Many Americans Form Breadlines: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2020

Guest: Alexander Sammon of The American Prospect; Also: Some much brighter news about voting in Virginia...and even Pennsylvania!

ON, WISCONSIN!: ‘BradCast’ 4/14/2020

Guest: WI's John Nichols on a huge win for progressives in the Badger State amid last week's disastrous and dangerous GOP-forced election...

‘RECOUNTED’ with Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman, Economist Stephanie Kelton: ‘BradCast’ 4/13/2020

On the COVID outbreak in our nation's prison system and on $2.2 trillion created out of nowhere for the emergency relief bill…

WI’s Shameful Election Disaster Even Worse Than Known…As U.S. Postal Service Now on Brink: ‘BradCast’ 4/10/2020

Also: Trump dreaming about 're-opening'; Many waiting for checks that won't come; Some good news about Biden; And a happy ending...

Irrational Exuberance: ‘BradCast’ 4/9/2020

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on the failure of coronavirus relief measures and 'Great Depression II'...

‘For the Virus, It’s Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel’: Don Siegelman on the Prison COVID-19 Explosion: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2020

An exclusive conversation with AL's former Dem Governor and former federal (political) prisoner; Also: Sanders suspends Presidential run...

‘Welcome to the Shit Show!’: WI, U.S. Supremes Force Choice Between Suppression or Pandemic: ‘BradCast’ 4/7/2020

Also: Petulant criminal Trump begins purge of Inspectors General...

COVID-19 Relief Act a Disaster So Far; WI State Supreme Court Condemns Primary Voters to Die: ‘BradCast’ 4/6/2020

Guest: David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Callers!...

‘Kill Chain’: HBO Doc Reveals More Vulnerabilities of US Vote System, Hacker Who Intruded in 2016: ‘BradCast’ 4/3/2020

Guests: Filmmakers Simon Ardizonne and Russell Michaels...

U.S. ECONOMY CRATERING; Judge Allows WI Election Disaster to Proceed: ‘BradCast’ 4/2/2020

Staggering unemployment numbers; McConnell tells Pelosi to 'stand down' from new relief measure; WI set to hold deadly vote on Tuesday...

Election Disaster Under Way in WI; Employer-Based Health Plans Likely Worsened Pandemic: ‘BradCast’ 4/1/2020

Guest: Former health insurance exec Richard 'RJ' Eskow; Also: Depth of unprecedented crisis slowly coming to light despite 'World of Pure Imagination' from White House to Wall Street...

Media Industry Confronting ‘Full Extinction Event’: ‘BradCast’ 3/31/2020

Guest: Buzzfeed News Media Editor Craig Silverman; Also: Grim virus numbers, tragically failed Presidency, faint but clear signs of hope...

Ohio’s Emergency Primary Election Legislation Demonstrates How NOT to Handle This Crisis: ‘BradCast’ 3/30/2020

Also: Good news and bad on COVID-19; Trump says the quiet part about voter suppression out loud; and more calls from the Coronaverse...

Wisconsin, Georgia Still Hard at Work on Vote Suppression, Even During COVID-19 Crisis: ‘BradCast’ 3/26/2020

More states postpone primaries; WI refuses to delay April 7 vote; GA SoS up to old tricks; Jobless claims skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic...

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