Articles in Category: Rights And Freedoms (Page 20)

The Heat Is On: ‘BradCast’ 6/22/2021

Guest: 'Climate Guy' Guy Walton on new climate extremes, smashed records; Also: NYC tries Ranked Choice Voting; Senate Dems battle to save American democracy -- will Manchin and Sinema join them?...

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6/22/2021 -
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Federal Court Hearing Set for First Challenge to GA’s New Anti-Voting, Anti-Press Freedoms Law: ‘BradCast’ 6/21/2021

Guest: Coalition for Good Governance's Marilyn Marks on that and separate challenge to state's 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting...

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6/21/2021 -
7:14 pm PT

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SCOTUS Saves ObamaCare (Again)!; More Manchin Progress on Voting Rights, Filibuster Reform: ‘BradCast’ 6/17/2021

Also: Juneteenth now a federal holiday! And SCOTUS allows religious discrimination against same-sex couples, but it could have been worse...

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6/17/2021 -
6:43 pm PT

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Manchin Offers Voting Rights Bill Compromise!: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2021

Also: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler with 'perspective' on Trump DoJ 'spying' on Dem lawmakers, lessons Adam Schiff may learn from it...

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6/16/2021 -
5:56 pm PT

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‘Garland’s Tylenol Moment’: Why Biden’s AG Must Immediately Form a Trump Task Force at DoJ: ‘BradCast’ 6/15/2021

Guest: Const'l Attorney John Bonifaz on reversing 'the road to tyranny' (and also on how to get foreign corporate money out of U.S. elections)...

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6/15/2021 -
6:46 pm PT

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‘Good Trouble’ (or, Call for Mr. Biden on Line 3): ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2021

Huge, hard-fought win for the environment on KeystoneXL; Another fight builds in MN over another tar sands pipeline; Mr. Biden goes to Europe (not a moment too soon); TX's corrupt A.G. faces still more legal trouble...

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Brad Friedman,
6/10/2021 -
6:45 pm PT

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What Do We Do About Joe Manchin?: ‘BradCast’ 6/7/2021

After WV's Dem Senator comes out against democracy and filibuster reforms, Democrats -- and democracy -- have a very real problem...

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Brad Friedman,
6/7/2021 -
5:56 pm PT

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After Walkout to Block Voter Suppression Bill, Texas Democrats Plead for Reform from D.C.: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2021

Also: Powell and Flynn call for coup in U.S.; Big Oil's very (very) bad day...

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Brad Friedman,
6/1/2021 -
5:26 pm PT

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Joe Manchin is Endangering Democracy

The intransigence of WV's conservative Democratic Senator threatens the republic and advances the GOP's cynical detachment from reality...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/31/2021 -
1:17 pm PT

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While Beneficial, Federal Court Intervention Won’t Resolve Los Angeles Homelessness Crisis

Lengthy opinion exposes century of entrenched racism, corruption and indifference but overlooks extreme predatory capitalist inequality...

UPDATE, 9/24/21: 9th Circuit Overturns Injunction

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/19/2021 -
10:35 am PT

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I’m Suing to Block the Criminalization of Press Freedoms in GA’s New Voter Suppression Law: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2021

Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: SCOTUS takes up abortion; Gaetz in trouble; Israel bombs AP's building in Gaza...

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Brad Friedman,
5/17/2021 -
6:54 pm PT

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‘Barbaric’ SCOTUS Decision Blows Away Precedent on Juvenile Justice, Offers Very Dark Warning: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2021

Guest: Slate legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Biden soaring in polls, young voters hopeful again about the future...

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Brad Friedman,
4/23/2021 -
6:27 pm PT

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Ending Traffic Enforcement by Police Makes Sense, Would Saves Lives: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2021

Guest: Jordan Blair Woods of Univ. of Arkansas School of Law; Also: CHAUVIN 'GUILTY' ON ALL COUNTS; MT's new vote suppression laws...

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Brad Friedman,
4/20/2021 -
7:13 pm PT

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Good Shots and Still More Very Bad Ones: ‘BradCast’ 4/19/2021

Also: Genuinely good news from Mars; Good phone calls from listeners...

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Brad Friedman,
4/19/2021 -
6:05 pm PT

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High Cost of Willfully Misinterpreting the 2nd Amendment (Revisited)

Congress and courts are still ignoring the full text of the Amendment, as penned by the Founders, to prevent any and all gun safety legislation...

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/19/2021 -
9:35 am PT

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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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So Much Losing: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2026

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‘A Scammer’s Treasure Trove’: DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2026

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: 'Yes', Virginia, there is a new U.S. House map! (For now)...

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Insiders Making a Killing Betting on Trump’s War: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2026

Guest: Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Judge blocks Admin scheme to prevent wind, solar development; Another TACO Tuesday for Iran...

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Week 8: Iran War Lies Continue from Sundowning Gaslighter-in-Chief: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2026

Also: Approval rating plummets; More Dem overperformance in NJ; VA voters voting; CA primary election chaos; Callers ring in...

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U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026

Guest: Attorney, former U.S. Army Captain Keith Barber; Also: Eastman disbarred; ICE official charged in MN...

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Trump’s USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2026

Guest: Conservationist Jim Pattiz; Also: Judge blocks Indiana law barring Student IDs for voting; More U.S. ground troops headed to Iran...

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Articles in Category: Rights And Freedoms (Page 20)

Guest: 'Climate Guy' Guy Walton on new climate extremes, smashed records; Also: NYC tries Ranked Choice Voting; Senate Dems battle to save American democracy -- will Manchin and Sinema join them?...

Guest: Coalition for Good Governance's Marilyn Marks on that and separate challenge to state's 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting...

Also: Juneteenth now a federal holiday! And SCOTUS allows religious discrimination against same-sex couples, but it could have been worse...

Also: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler with 'perspective' on Trump DoJ 'spying' on Dem lawmakers, lessons Adam Schiff may learn from it...

Guest: Const'l Attorney John Bonifaz on reversing 'the road to tyranny' (and also on how to get foreign corporate money out of U.S. elections)...

Huge, hard-fought win for the environment on KeystoneXL; Another fight builds in MN over another tar sands pipeline; Mr. Biden goes to Europe (not a moment too soon); TX's corrupt A.G. faces still more legal trouble...

After WV's Dem Senator comes out against democracy and filibuster reforms, Democrats -- and democracy -- have a very real problem...

Also: Powell and Flynn call for coup in U.S.; Big Oil's very (very) bad day...

The intransigence of WV's conservative Democratic Senator threatens the republic and advances the GOP's cynical detachment from reality...

Lengthy opinion exposes century of entrenched racism, corruption and indifference but overlooks extreme predatory capitalist inequality...

UPDATE, 9/24/21: 9th Circuit Overturns Injunction

Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: SCOTUS takes up abortion; Gaetz in trouble; Israel bombs AP's building in Gaza...

Guest: Slate legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Biden soaring in polls, young voters hopeful again about the future...

Guest: Jordan Blair Woods of Univ. of Arkansas School of Law; Also: CHAUVIN 'GUILTY' ON ALL COUNTS; MT's new vote suppression laws...

Also: Genuinely good news from Mars; Good phone calls from listeners...

Congress and courts are still ignoring the full text of the Amendment, as penned by the Founders, to prevent any and all gun safety legislation...

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What we know about the alleged shooter, Trump's opportunist response, corrupt contracting for the ballroom, fury at being described as a 'pedophile'; Also: Callers ring in!...

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Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: 'Yes', Virginia, there is a new U.S. House map! (For now)...

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