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GA Dem Rep. Seeks to ‘Unpack’ SCOTUS, Hold ‘Ethically Bankrupt’ Justice Thomas Accountable: ‘BradCast’ 8/4/2022

Guest: Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-4), on his bills to expand the Court, impose term limits and ethics rules for 'unaccountable', 'corrupt' Justices; Also: TN's Thursday primaries and unverifiable voting systems...

UNconventional Times: Power of Abortion Rights (and Danger of Election Deniers) on the Ballot: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2022

Critical lessons (and warnings) from primary results in AZ, KS, MI, MO, WA, OH; Also: IN Rep. Walorski killed in crash; A farewell to Vin Scully...

Activist Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling Has Resurrected the U.S. Free/Slave State Divide

Anti-choicers embracing 21st century 'Fugitive Slave Act' mentality

UPDATE 7/26/22: Oklahoma threatens librarians with job loss/fines/jail if they say 'abortion'...

Can We Finally Expand the Supreme Court NOW?: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2022

Guest: Sarah Lipton-Lubet of Take Back the Court; Also: Biden positive for COVID; Report finds Newsmax lying even more than Fox 'News' about J6...

Clear and Present Dangers: ‘BradCast’ 7/20/2022

GOP election denier wins MD Guv primary; Bipartisan Senators unveil electoral reform bills; Bolsonaro plays Trump card; GA D.A. cracks down on Giuliani, Graham, fake electors; House Dems play hardball; Biden unveils actions for climate crisis...

No, ‘Both Sides’ Are Not the Same. Want Proof?: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2022

GOP TX Reps threaten law firm for out-of-state abortions; Facing contempt trial, leaked Bannon audio reveals Trump scheme to steal 2020; DoJ sues AZ for vote suppression; WI's GOP Supremes ban drop-box voting; GA GOP Senate nom's sad climate change remarks...

WARNING: SCOTUS Takes Up Case to Legitimize Fringe ‘Independent State Legislature’ Doctrine!: ‘BradCast’ 7/1/2022

Election law experts are freaking out over corrupt Court's plan to legalize stolen elections; Also: Ginni Thomas lied about J6 testimony; Defamation suit proceeds against Fox 'News'; Internet Voting scheme dead in CA...

Radical, Activist SCOTUS Torches EPA’s ‘Clean Air Act’ Mandate to Regulate Deadly Carbon Pollution: ‘BradCast’ 6/30/2022

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern on that and much more on the final day of the corrupt rightwing Supreme Court's unprecedented term...

Tuesday’s Election Results and the Tea Leaves of ‘UNconventional Times’: ‘BradCast’ 6/29/2022

What can be gleaned from the first midterm primary and special election results after the fall of 'Roe v. Wade'...

After the Corrupt SCOTUS Reversal of ‘Roe’, What Now? What Next?: ‘BradCast’ 6/27/2022

Callers ring in; Also: Russia attacks Ukrainian shopping mall; Surprise J6 hearing announced; SCOTUS, at all time low approval, further erodes separation of church and state with new ruling...

SUPREME CORRUPTION: ‘BradCast’ 6/24/2022

Packed Court of radical, activist GOP Justices invent imaginary 'historical' reasons to cancel reproductive freedoms, personal privacy rights, gun safety laws; Also: Many more well-established Constitutional rights now in peril; Biden, Pelosi respond; Voting remains the answer...

JAN. 6 HEARINGS (Day 5): Trump’s Failed DoJ Coup and ‘How Close We Came to Losing it All’: ‘BradCast’ 6/23/2022

Special Coverage with former Deputy Asst. Attorney General Lisa Graves, Salon contributor Heather Digby Parton...

A Conservative Appeal to Republicans to Save America, End Their Uncivil War on Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 6/20/2022

Also: Polling finds more Americans seek Trump accountability after J6 hearings; U.S. Senate candidate calls for 'hunting' fellow Republicans; Callers ring in...

‘Madness is Coming’: SCOTUS on Brink of Judicial Earthquakes: ‘BradCast’ 6/14/2022

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Republicans move quickly to protect the families of SCOTUS Justices, but not yours...

Opinion: Ban Assault Weapons

A 1994 federal ban worked well for ten years and repeatedly stood up to Constitutional challenge...until Republicans allowed it to expire in 2004...

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