Articles in Category: Freedom of the Press (Page 2)

Nation’s Largest Broadcaster Mandates News Outlets Hoax Viewers to Help Gut FCC Rules: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2025

Guest: Media activist Sue Wilson; Also: Judge orders VOA restored; '60 Minutes' chief quits over Trump-pressured corporate meddling...

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Brad Friedman,
4/23/2025 -
7:00 pm PT

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Trump’s FCC on Precipice of Ending All Limits on Corporate Control of Local TV News Stations

Nation's largest broadcaster orders all of its TV newsrooms to run deceptive deregulatory campaign as 'news'. But you can push back!...

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Sue Wilson,
4/23/2025 -
6:35 am PT

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SCOTUS Ruling on Trump’s ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Deportations Even Grimmer Than First Appears: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2025

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Markets still reeling from Trump tariffs, Senate Repubs gaining momentum to end them; Trump judge reinstates AP at White House...

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Brad Friedman,
4/8/2025 -
6:31 pm PT

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Head of Largest U.S. Postal Workers Union Vows USPS ‘Belongs to the People, Not the Billionaires’: ‘BradCast’ 3/24/2025

Guest: Mark Dimondstein, President of American Postal Workers Union; Also: Journalists file suit to restore Voice of America after Trump closure...

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Brad Friedman,
3/24/2025 -
6:37 pm PT

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We’re ALL Voice of America Now: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2025

Happy Finland, sad U.S.; Israel's breaks Gaza ceasefire; Trump knowingly parrots Putin's Ukraine propaganda; VOA still silenced, still needed...

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Brad Friedman,
3/20/2025 -
6:45 pm PT

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Voice of America’s Chief Nat’l Correspondent on Trump Silencing VOA for First Time Since 1942: ‘BradCast’ 3/17/2025

Guest: Steve Herman laments shutdown of 'beacon that burned bright during darkest hours' as 'a national tragedy' and gift to U.S. adversaries...

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Brad Friedman,
3/17/2025 -
4:40 pm PT

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Defending the Free Press Against White House Assaults (and Jeff Bezos): ‘BradCast’ 2/27/2025

Guest: Former WaPo columnist, editor Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: Why we still need the corporate media, but need them to do better...

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Brad Friedman,
2/27/2025 -
6:44 pm PT

2 Comments

Why Even the ‘Fight’ Over Trump’s Dumb ‘Gulf of America’ Declaration May Be Worth Fighting: ‘BradCast’ 2/20/2025

Guest: Media critic, political strategist, writer Jamison Foser; Also: Trump MAGA stooge Patel confirmed as FBI Director...

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Brad Friedman,
2/20/2025 -
6:08 pm PT

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2024’s Last Unsettled Race: ‘BradCast’ 2/12/2025

Guest: Debra Dicks Maxwell of the NC NAACP; Also: Trump 'violates First Amendment' by shutting out AP, attacks free speech by firing another IG...

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Brad Friedman,
2/12/2025 -
6:47 pm PT

3 Comments

Trump Weaponizing FCC Against Free Press: ‘BradCast’ 1/23/2025

Guest: John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge; Also: Migrant worker round-up begins in CA; Judge blocks Trump order to end birthright citizenship...

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Brad Friedman,
1/23/2025 -
6:12 pm PT

4 Comments

When Fascism Comes to America: ‘BradCast’ 10/14/2024

Trump's violent, threatening rhetoric against immigrants, the free press and other perceived domestic enemies intensifies as pre-election polling tightens and Election Day nears; Also: Callers ring in...

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Brad Friedman,
10/14/2024 -
6:55 pm PT

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2024 Electoral — and Climate — Omens: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2024

Also: Latest in Israel's war on Gaza; Latest in Trump's NY criminal trial...

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Brad Friedman,
5/6/2024 -
6:52 pm PT

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GOP Political Terrorism: ‘BradCast’ 5/23/2023

Proof that McCarthy and party couldn't care less about the debt or deficit; Also: Trump criminal woes worsen by the day; TX joins GA in new laws to undermine elections in Democratic strongholds...

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Brad Friedman,
5/23/2023 -
6:40 pm PT

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How Reagan’s Veto Gave Birth to Today’s Mendacious Right-Wing Media Echo Chamber

And how the Fairness Doctrine, extended to cable, could have prevented Jan. 6 and the threat to democracy's survival...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/12/2023 -
10:05 am PT

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Sorry, But COVID Ain’t Over Yet; And Propaganda in Russia/Ukraine/US: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2022

More transmissible Omicron variant rising; Ukraine keeps sense of humor amid war; Russia's dark lies and celebration of Tucker Carlson; 'Censorship' on YouTube...

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Brad Friedman,
3/14/2022 -
6:22 pm PT

2 Comments

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Virginia Supremes Void Special Election on Redistricting Referendum in Huge Gift to Vote Rigging GOP: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2026

Voting rights disappearing, Jim Crow returning before our eyes in GOP-controlled state after state; Callers ring in...

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Repubs Seek Immunity Law for Big Oil; White South Rising Again After SCOTUS Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2026

Guest: Laura Peterson of Union of Concerned Scientists; Also: Trump panel calls for FEMA cuts as MS slammed by another tornado swarm...

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Time to Reform our Illegitimate Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2026

Guest: Alicia Bannon of NYU's Brennan Center for Justice; Also: Primary and special election results in OH, IN, MI...

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The Corrupt Hypocrisy of SCOTUS’ VRA Ruling in the Middle of Primary Election Season: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2026

Also: 'Project Deadlock' in Strait of Hormuz as Admin pretends ill-fated, unlawful, continuing Iran War is over; The conflict's very real, if ironic, upside...

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Billionaires Spending Millions to Fight Against, Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2026

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: GOP states scramble to write Black districts out of existence; A warning for CA vote-by-mail voters...

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5/4/2026 |
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Steyer Facing Deceptive Fire in CA Gubernatorial Race for Call to Eliminate ‘Trump Loophole’

Trump-allied GOP opponent lying about progressive billionaire's proposal to end state's corporate 'property transfer loophole'...

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5/4/2026 |
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‘86 47’ or ‘Weekend at Donnie’s’: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2026

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on the SCOTUS VRA ruling and fallout, the ballroom, Iran, Comey, Kimmel and much more!...

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4/30/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – April 30, 2026

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Corrupt SCOTUS Undermines U.S. Constitution, Guts Last Remaining Protections of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2026

Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

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Trump’s Activist Rightwing ‘Originalist’ Judges Strike Again in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 4/28/2026

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Dem takes polling lead for U.S. Senate in TX as Repubs brace for 'sour, ugly, bad, bleak' midterm elections...

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4/28/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – April 28, 2026

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Articles in Category: Freedom of the Press (Page 2)

Guest: Media activist Sue Wilson; Also: Judge orders VOA restored; '60 Minutes' chief quits over Trump-pressured corporate meddling...

Nation's largest broadcaster orders all of its TV newsrooms to run deceptive deregulatory campaign as 'news'. But you can push back!...

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Markets still reeling from Trump tariffs, Senate Repubs gaining momentum to end them; Trump judge reinstates AP at White House...

Guest: Mark Dimondstein, President of American Postal Workers Union; Also: Journalists file suit to restore Voice of America after Trump closure...

Happy Finland, sad U.S.; Israel's breaks Gaza ceasefire; Trump knowingly parrots Putin's Ukraine propaganda; VOA still silenced, still needed...

Guest: Steve Herman laments shutdown of 'beacon that burned bright during darkest hours' as 'a national tragedy' and gift to U.S. adversaries...

Guest: Former WaPo columnist, editor Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: Why we still need the corporate media, but need them to do better...

Guest: Media critic, political strategist, writer Jamison Foser; Also: Trump MAGA stooge Patel confirmed as FBI Director...

Guest: Debra Dicks Maxwell of the NC NAACP; Also: Trump 'violates First Amendment' by shutting out AP, attacks free speech by firing another IG...

Guest: John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge; Also: Migrant worker round-up begins in CA; Judge blocks Trump order to end birthright citizenship...

Trump's violent, threatening rhetoric against immigrants, the free press and other perceived domestic enemies intensifies as pre-election polling tightens and Election Day nears; Also: Callers ring in...

Also: Latest in Israel's war on Gaza; Latest in Trump's NY criminal trial...

Proof that McCarthy and party couldn't care less about the debt or deficit; Also: Trump criminal woes worsen by the day; TX joins GA in new laws to undermine elections in Democratic strongholds...

And how the Fairness Doctrine, extended to cable, could have prevented Jan. 6 and the threat to democracy's survival...

More transmissible Omicron variant rising; Ukraine keeps sense of humor amid war; Russia's dark lies and celebration of Tucker Carlson; 'Censorship' on YouTube...

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THIS WEEK: RIP VRA ... '86 47' by the Seashore ... Ballroom Grift ...

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Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

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