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Pelosi Stands by Wildly Conflicted Shalala for Key Bailout Oversight Post: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2020

Guest: Investigative journalist David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Biden leads Trump by 8 in MI and PA, according to Fox 'News' poll...

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...

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

Sander’s Tuesday Win in NH; Trump’s ‘Tuesday Massacre’ DoJ Crisis in DC: ‘BradCast’ 2/12/2020

Guest: Former Deputy Asst. Attorney General Lisa Graves warns there is now 'a cancer on the Justice Department'...

From Epstein to USDA: The Under-Reported Cost of Gutting the Government: ‘BradCast’ 8/13/2019

Also: Judge overturns Mnuchin scheme to make 'dark money' even darker; Texas sued for tossing out absentee ballots without notifying voters...

Admin Concedes Loss in Census Fight, and Other Signs of Hope: ‘BradCast’ 7/2/2019

Court blocks Trump 'national emergency'; Congress sues for Trump taxes; FL Repubs gut landmark voting reform; Carter says Trump 'illegitimate'; 2020 dirty tricks now underway; Dems talk climate at first debate...

20th State Votes to Overturn ‘Citizens United’: ‘BradCast’ 6/7/2019

Guest: Public Citizen's Aquene Freechild; Also: Biden flips on Hyde Amendment, swears off fossil fuel money (sorta); Automakers oppose Trump mileage, emissions rollback; Listener feedback on impeachment...

Climate and Constitutional Crises Deepen Under Increasingly Rogue Presidency: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2019

Pompeo plunders Arctic for U.S.; Trump pardons war criminal murderer; White House blocks subpoenaed McGahn docs; Too much more...

Humans Threaten Extinction of One Million Species and Other News of Quite Significant Note: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2019

Guest: Ernie Canning defends inmate voting; Also: Trump lies (again) about tariffs, economy, China; House Judiciary to vote on Barr contempt; Mnuchin refuses (again) to turn over Trump taxes; 400 former prosecutors say Mueller revealed criminal felonies by the President...

Making Sense of the Assange Arrest, Indictment: ‘BradCast’ 4/11/2019

Also: Several other indictments today and, yes, still more unprecedented Trump Administration corruption...

The ‘Shadow Impeachment’ of Donald J. Trump: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2019

Guest: Will Bunch of Philly Inquirer/Daily News; Also: Trump blows up both federal deficit AND foreign trade deficit; House Dems seek vote suppression docs from GA's GOP Governor, Sec. of State...

Butterfly Refuge Sues to Block Border Wall Construction, Break-ins by Customs Officials: ‘BradCast’ 2/13/2019

Guest: Marianna Trevino-Wright of the National Butterfly Center; Also: Hannity allows Trump to take wall deal; FEMA Director abruptly quits...

Progressive Wins, Losses in NY End a Primary Season That Has Redefined the Democratic Party: ‘BradCast’ 9/14/2018

Guest: Journalist David Dayen; Also: Florence flooding and nuclear threat; Manafort guilty plea; MA NatGas explosions; 10 years after the crash...

Federal Judge Orders New Light on ‘Dark Money’: ‘BradCast’ 8/9/2018

Guest: Brendan Fischer of Campaign Legal Center; Also, new numbers in OH-12, KS GOP Guv primary, Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria death toll...

Admin Scheme Would Bypass Congress for $100B More in Tax Cuts for Rich: ‘BradCast’ 8/1/2018

Guest: Tax policy expert Alexandra Thornton; Also: Great news for voters in MI! And, what exactly is Sen. Jeff Flake doing in Africa?...

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