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The 4th Surge and Callers on Why They Finally Got Vax’d (Or Still Haven’t): ‘BradCast’ 8/2/2021

Also: Biden's landmark infrastructure agenda takes another step forward in the Senate...

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8/2/2021 -
6:01 pm PT

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The Legal Case for Compulsory Vaccinations

...And for patent waivers for life-saving inoculation drugs...

UPDATE 8/12/21 U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indiana University COVID vaccine mandate...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/2/2021 -
10:58 am PT

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‘American Fascism’ Rising (But Not YET Unavoidable!): ‘BradCast’ 7/30/2021

Guest: Author, analyst, researcher Brynn Tannehill; Also: Trump pushed his DoJ to falsely claim 2020 election was 'corrupt'; Biden's DoJ confirms law requires IRS to turn Trump tax docs over to Congress...

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Brad Friedman,
7/30/2021 -
6:03 pm PT

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Long Struggle for Minority Voting Rights in TX Laid Bare in U.S. House Hearing: ‘BradCast’ 7/29/2021

Also: AZ GOP state Senate liaison UNresigns as 'botched' 2020 'audit' continues to fall apart; Biden unveils new vax incentives as Delta surges...

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Brad Friedman,
7/29/2021 -
6:23 pm PT

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‘Our Darkest Hour, Our Selma Moment…We Must Act’: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2021

Guest: Voting rights champion Helen Butler of The People's Agenda, after her GOP removal from Morgan County, GA's Board of Elections; Also: More tragic ends for COVID vaccine refusers; More evidence that AZ's election 'auditers' are clueless...

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Brad Friedman,
7/21/2021 -
6:49 pm PT

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‘A Test of Our Time’: Biden Steps Up Fight for Voting Rights, Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2021

Also: The 2020 Election Night genesis of Trump's 'Big Lie'; And heroic Texas state Dems land in D.C. to press Senate for federal reform...

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Brad Friedman,
7/13/2021 -
6:22 pm PT

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As CA Faces Multiple Emergencies, State GOP Tries to Oust Popular Dem Governor in Recall: ‘BradCast’ 7/12/2021

Guest: Legal analyst Ernest A. Canning on reforming CA's 110-year old Recall process; Also: TX DEMS FLEE STATE TO BLOCK GOP VOTE-SUPPRESSION BILL PASSAGE IN SPECIAL SESSION...

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Brad Friedman,
7/12/2021 -
6:05 pm PT

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Rightwing SCOTUS’ Disregard of Constitution’s Plain Text Signals Even Darker Days Ahead: ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2021

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on activist Alito's 'totally fabricated' new rules for Voting Rights Act enforcement and much more; Also: Corporations break vow on donations to insurrectionist GOPers...

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Brad Friedman,
7/9/2021 -
5:04 pm PT

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The United States of Trump Legal Trouble: ‘BradCast’ 7/7/2021

Guest: Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason on NY indictments of Trump Organization, CFO Weisselberg, and what's next; Also: Trump files 'asinine' lawsuit against social media companies, stiffs Giuliani...

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Brad Friedman,
7/7/2021 -
5:54 pm PT

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Activist SCOTUS Undermines Democracy and the Constitution at Term’s End: ‘BradCast’ 7/6/2021

Guest: Robert Brandon of Fair Elections Center; Also: We're back! But with a week of news in one segment to get you (and us) all caught up!...

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Brad Friedman,
7/6/2021 -
6:48 pm PT

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‘Not As Terrible As It Could Be’: New SCOTUS Opinions Handed Down as Term Nears End: ‘BradCast’ 6/23/2021

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: NYC mayoral primary will take weeks to tally by RCV system; Socialist wins upset in Buffalo mayoral primary; Dems 'not deterred' by GOP filibuster of voting rights bill...

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Brad Friedman,
6/23/2021 -
6:00 pm PT

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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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Brad Friedman,
6/22/2021 -
5:55 pm PT

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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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Brad Friedman,
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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Brad Friedman,
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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Brad Friedman,
6/16/2021 -
5:56 pm PT

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‘Just a Flat Anti-Trust Violation’: DOJ Defies Career Staff to Okay Paramount-Warner Deal: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2026

Guest: John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge on the corrupt merger and threat to CNN; Also: Return of the fake electors! In NV, GA primaries and criminal arraignments in WI...

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Deal or No Deal in Iran, Trump is Losing his War on America: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2026

One court loss after another (but not for the Knicks!) over an otherwise very distracting weekend; Plus: Callers ring in!...

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80-Year Old President Now Underwater in Almost Every State

Including Florida, Texas, Ohio...

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Trump’s Name Removed from Kennedy Center Building

UPDATES: Court rejects last minute appeal, rules name must come down off building; Workers build scaffolding solely to obscure removal; By Saturday morning, name is reportedly down, sign still curtained off...

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Trump Policies Imperiling Social Security, Depleting Trust Fund; ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2026

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: FL Supremes okay GOP's unconstitutional U.S. House map; Ebola outbreak explodes amid U.S. leadership vacuum...

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Maine Dems Elect Platner in Landslide: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2026

Repub Hilton 'wins' slot in CA Guv general election; Inflation spikes again; New U.S. solar milestones despite Trump; Primary results from ND, NV, SC and ME...

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Corporate Donors to White House Ballroom Win $50 Billion in New Government Contracts, Funding: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2026

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Updates on the races for CA Guv, L.A. Mayor, Trump's evidence-free allegations of election fraud...

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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

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THIS WEEK: Breaking News at CBS ... On the Money ... Iran and Iran We Go ...

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‘I’m not a Victim. I was a Criminal’: J6er Says ‘No’ to Trump’s ‘Weaponization’ Slush Fund Money: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2026

Guest: Convicted MAGA rioter Jason Riddle; Also: Pelley charges new CBS execs pushing 'falsehoods', 'bias' into '60 Minutes'...

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Articles in Category: Rights And Freedoms (Page 20)

Also: Biden's landmark infrastructure agenda takes another step forward in the Senate...

...And for patent waivers for life-saving inoculation drugs...

UPDATE 8/12/21 U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indiana University COVID vaccine mandate...

Guest: Author, analyst, researcher Brynn Tannehill; Also: Trump pushed his DoJ to falsely claim 2020 election was 'corrupt'; Biden's DoJ confirms law requires IRS to turn Trump tax docs over to Congress...

Also: AZ GOP state Senate liaison UNresigns as 'botched' 2020 'audit' continues to fall apart; Biden unveils new vax incentives as Delta surges...

Guest: Voting rights champion Helen Butler of The People's Agenda, after her GOP removal from Morgan County, GA's Board of Elections; Also: More tragic ends for COVID vaccine refusers; More evidence that AZ's election 'auditers' are clueless...

Also: The 2020 Election Night genesis of Trump's 'Big Lie'; And heroic Texas state Dems land in D.C. to press Senate for federal reform...

Guest: Legal analyst Ernest A. Canning on reforming CA's 110-year old Recall process; Also: TX DEMS FLEE STATE TO BLOCK GOP VOTE-SUPPRESSION BILL PASSAGE IN SPECIAL SESSION...

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on activist Alito's 'totally fabricated' new rules for Voting Rights Act enforcement and much more; Also: Corporations break vow on donations to insurrectionist GOPers...

Guest: Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason on NY indictments of Trump Organization, CFO Weisselberg, and what's next; Also: Trump files 'asinine' lawsuit against social media companies, stiffs Giuliani...

Guest: Robert Brandon of Fair Elections Center; Also: We're back! But with a week of news in one segment to get you (and us) all caught up!...

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: NYC mayoral primary will take weeks to tally by RCV system; Socialist wins upset in Buffalo mayoral primary; Dems 'not deterred' by GOP filibuster of voting rights bill...

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...

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Guest: John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge on the corrupt merger and threat to CNN; Also: Return of the fake electors! In NV, GA primaries and criminal arraignments in WI...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

One court loss after another (but not for the Knicks!) over an otherwise very distracting weekend; Plus: Callers ring in!...

Including Florida, Texas, Ohio...

THIS WEEK: 80 47 ... Deal or No Deal? ... FIFA on ICE ... Trump 💖 Inflation ... Platner and Pigs ...

UPDATES: Court rejects last minute appeal, rules name must come down off building; Workers build scaffolding solely to obscure removal; By Saturday morning, name is reportedly down, sign still curtained off...

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: FL Supremes okay GOP's unconstitutional U.S. House map; Ebola outbreak explodes amid U.S. leadership vacuum...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Repub Hilton 'wins' slot in CA Guv general election; Inflation spikes again; New U.S. solar milestones despite Trump; Primary results from ND, NV, SC and ME...

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Updates on the races for CA Guv, L.A. Mayor, Trump's evidence-free allegations of election fraud...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

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