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Despite Three Recent Surprise Rulings, No, John Roberts Has Not Become a Liberal Squish: ‘BradCast’ 6/29/2020

Guest: Slate's SCOTUS reporter Mark Joseph Stern on the 'canny legal' maneuverings of the Chief Justice; Also: MS votes to dump Confederate flag; Trump Campaign removed social distancing stickers before Tulsa Death Rally; COVID-19 now ravaging all but two states...

Do IN’s Sec. of State Emails ‘Expose Vulnerability to Terror Attack’? A State Judge Wants to Know: ‘BradCast’ 6/26/2020

Guest: Attorney Ron Fein of Free Speech for People; Also: Court nixes Trump 'national emergency' wall funding; TX, FL forced to re-close businesses as COVID spikes, Trump, Pence continuing lying about it...

‘It Was Never Politics, It Was Always Science’: ‘BradCast’ 6/25/2020

COVID-19 surging in U.S. at record rates as hard evidence confirms that yes, Trump told his 'people' to 'slow the testing down, please'...

Are We Witnessing the Final Trump Slump?: BradCast’ 6/17/2020

Guest: Roosevelt Univ. political scientist David Faris; Also: GOP denial continues despite new record COVID-19 infection rates; Biden up by double-digits in several new key battleground state polls...

Unlikely 11th Circuit Will Sustain FL Governor’s Appeal of Felon Voting Rights Decision [UPDATED]

Appeals court previously found state's new poll tax unconstitutional

UPDATE, 7/1/20: Appellate Court expedites DeSantis appeal; sets oral arguments for Aug. 10; grants en banc review and stays the injunction...

‘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...

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...

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...

Bloomberg’s Disturbing Rise Amid a ‘Shell-Shocked Democratic Electorate’: ‘BradCast’ 2/19/2020

Guest: David Dayen of American Prospect; Also: Good voting rights news in FL and NC; Warren joins Sanders in being erased by corporate media...

Fighting for Even Donald Trump’s RIGHT to Vote From Prison: ‘BradCast’ 11/26/2019

Guest: Election and criminal justice expert Daniel Nichanian; Also: House schedules new impeachment hearing as Trump appeals federal ruling finding 'Presidents are not kings'...

‘Lipstick on a Pig…The Pig Being the Ballot Marking Devices’: ‘BradCast’ 10/21/2019

Guest: Election Integrity advocate Jennifer Cohn; Also: Judge blocks FL GOP's attempt to disenfranchise felons (for now); MO's largest county finally moves to hand-marked paper ballots!...

What’s in YOUR Voting System? Capital One Hack Underscores Vulnerable U.S. Election Systems: ‘BradCast’ 7/30/2019

Public pressure in NC almost results in statewide hand-marked paper ballots -- almost; WI's Scott Walker files suit to undermine MI democracy; And many others reasons to fight for your democracy right NOW...

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...

The GOP is Now an Entirely Corrupt Enterprise: ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2019

White House censors climate science; NC GOP lied to federal court about gerrymandering; FL Repubs solidify power by gutting state initiative process; Jon Stewart shames Congress for ignoring 9/11 victims...again...

FL’s Ion Sancho Has ‘No Confidence At All’ 2020 Will Be Secure After New 2016 FBI Disclosures: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2019

Leon County's 30-year veteran Election Supervisor tells us FBI lied about hacks in 2016; Rubio covered up in 2018; FL ballots will be unverifiable in 2020; calls NSA 'leaker' Reality Winner a 'heroine'; warns new GOP law means 'Jim Crow' has returned to the Sunshine State

Also: Trump's Iran war threat; AL bans almost all abortions; NC-9 do-over candidates set...

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