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Trump Labor Dept. Warns Trump Immigration Policy Sparking Food Shortage, Farmworker Crisis: ‘BradCast’ 10/9/2025

Guest: David Dayen of 'The Prospect'; Also: Israel/Hamas deal; Trump DOJ indicts NY A.G.; Epstein photos of Trump w/ nude 'young girls' explained...

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Brad Friedman,
10/9/2025 -
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Trump IRS Agrees to Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates. Are All Nonprofits Next?: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2025

Guest: Tax law Prof. Ellen Aprill; Also: AZ's special House primary; Inflation up as tariffs take hold; Tax dodge specialist writing tax policy...

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Brad Friedman,
7/15/2025 -
6:45 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – July 9, 2024

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7/9/2024 -
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‘Green News Report’ – April 18, 2024

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‘Green News Report’ – August 1, 2023

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Failed Banks, ‘Woke’ Banks and GOP Banking on ‘Woke’ to Win in 2024: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2023

Also: McConnell checks into rehab; DeSantis flip-flops on Ukraine; NM expands right to vote...

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Brad Friedman,
3/14/2023 -
5:30 pm PT

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Starbucks, Amazon, Apple, Others ‘Egregiously’ Violating Labor Laws to Block Unionization: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2023

Guest: Dr. Nelson Lichtenstein, UCSB labor historian; Also: Landmark U.N. deal to protect world oceans; Fighting (again) for permanent DST...

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Brad Friedman,
3/6/2023 -
6:12 pm PT

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CRT, ESG, E-I-E-I-O: Not Falling for the Right’s Pretend ‘Culture Wars’ and Neither Should You: ‘BradCast’ 3/2/2023

Also: AZ Guv files bar complaint against former A.G. for 2020 fraud lies...

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Brad Friedman,
3/2/2023 -
6:31 pm PT

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Corrupt SCOTUS Still Just Making Stuff Up, This Time to Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2023

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

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Brad Friedman,
3/1/2023 -
5:32 pm PT

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It Ain’t the Supply Chain or War. It’s the Greed: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2022

Guest: Omar Ocampo of Inequality.org: Also: NE, WV primary results and who cares what they mean for Trump?; Senate abortion vote; Federal court ruling on semi-automatic weapons sales to children in CA...

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Brad Friedman,
5/11/2022 -
6:35 pm PT

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A Path to Peace in Ukraine: ‘BradCast’ 3/4/2022

Guest: Russia-Ukraine author, expert Anatol Leiven of the Quincy Inst. for Responsible Statecraft; Also: Huge new jobs numbers for February as Biden economic boom continues, despite media failure in reporting it...

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Brad Friedman,
3/4/2022 -
6:44 pm PT

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Prepare for the ‘Juristocracy’ and the Literal ‘Destruction of the Administrative State’: ‘BradCast’ 1/12/2022

Guest: Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Jan 6. Comm seeks McCarthy interview; Fulton County, GA D.A. closing in on Trump...

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Brad Friedman,
1/12/2022 -
6:39 pm PT

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Another Win for Labor Unions at Year’s End: ‘BradCast’ 12/23/2021

Guest: The Nation's John Nichols on that and other progressive wins and losses this year; Also: In the spirit of the season, lauding not one, but TWO Republicans (and one of them is Trump!)...

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Brad Friedman,
12/23/2021 -
5:41 pm PT

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Partisan Gerrymander Challenges in State Courts and Debating Tit-for-Tat Dem Redistricting: ‘BradCast’ 12/3/2021

Guest: Univ. of KY election law professor Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Media fail again in reporting on latest, wildly misleading jobs numbers...

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Brad Friedman,
12/3/2021 -
7:13 pm PT

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Thanks for the Death Panels, Anti-Vaxxers!: ‘BradCast’ 9/9/2021

Hospitals in GOP-leaning states begin rationing healthcare as Delta variant skyrockets, even among children (while DeSantis tries to kill them); Better news in Alaska; Good jobs numbers; DoJ sues Texas; Much more...

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Brad Friedman,
9/9/2021 -
6:36 pm PT

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Repubs Seek Immunity Law for Big Oil; White South Rising Again After SCOTUS Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2026

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Time to Reform our Illegitimate Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2026

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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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Steyer Facing Deceptive Fire in CA Gubernatorial Race for Call to Eliminate ‘Trump Loophole’

Trump-allied GOP opponent lying about progressive billionaire's proposal to end state's corporate 'property transfer loophole'...

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‘86 47’ or ‘Weekend at Donnie’s’: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2026

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Corrupt SCOTUS Undermines U.S. Constitution, Guts Last Remaining Protections of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2026

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Trump’s Activist Rightwing ‘Originalist’ Judges Strike Again in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 4/28/2026

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Trump, Repubs Exploit Failed Assassination Plot to Advance Ballroom Blitz: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2026

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Articles in Category: Dept. of Labor

Guest: David Dayen of 'The Prospect'; Also: Israel/Hamas deal; Trump DOJ indicts NY A.G.; Epstein photos of Trump w/ nude 'young girls' explained...

Guest: Tax law Prof. Ellen Aprill; Also: AZ's special House primary; Inflation up as tariffs take hold; Tax dodge specialist writing tax policy...

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Also: McConnell checks into rehab; DeSantis flip-flops on Ukraine; NM expands right to vote...

Guest: Dr. Nelson Lichtenstein, UCSB labor historian; Also: Landmark U.N. deal to protect world oceans; Fighting (again) for permanent DST...

Also: AZ Guv files bar complaint against former A.G. for 2020 fraud lies...

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

Guest: Omar Ocampo of Inequality.org: Also: NE, WV primary results and who cares what they mean for Trump?; Senate abortion vote; Federal court ruling on semi-automatic weapons sales to children in CA...

Guest: Russia-Ukraine author, expert Anatol Leiven of the Quincy Inst. for Responsible Statecraft; Also: Huge new jobs numbers for February as Biden economic boom continues, despite media failure in reporting it...

Guest: Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Jan 6. Comm seeks McCarthy interview; Fulton County, GA D.A. closing in on Trump...

Guest: The Nation's John Nichols on that and other progressive wins and losses this year; Also: In the spirit of the season, lauding not one, but TWO Republicans (and one of them is Trump!)...

Guest: Univ. of KY election law professor Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Media fail again in reporting on latest, wildly misleading jobs numbers...

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