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GA’s Flawed New Computer Scanners Failed to Tally Unknown Thousands of Votes in Primary: ‘BradCast’ 6/15/2020

Guest: Jeanne DuFort, who discovered state's massive counting error

Also: FDA bars Trump's magical mystery cure for COVID; TX seeing record hospitalizations; Stunning surprise ruling from SCOTUS on LGBTQ rights...

The Fight to Prevent a Stolen Election This November: ‘BradCast’ 6/12/2020

Guest: Voting rights journalist Ari Berman on the many ways Republicans are working to undermine 2020 and how you can help stop them...

Reality Arrives on Wall Street as COVID-19 Cases Surge Across U.S. After States ‘Reopen’ Too Early: ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2020

Also: Trump's top General apologizes; Confederate monuments fall...

Another (Predictable) Voting Disaster in GA; Wall Street’s ‘Billionaire Bonanza’: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2020

Surprise! The Peach State's new $104 million, unverifiable touchscreen vote system melts down in its first statewide election; Also: IPS' Chuck Collins on inequality and the 'Wall Street casino' coronavirus jackpot...

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Law and General Disorder: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2020

Guest: Longtime journalist, novelist Lucian K. Truscott IV on the uprising against Trump by his military leaders

Also: Callers ring in on why they decided to join the demonstrations across the country following the police killing of George Floyd...

New Charges in MN; Protests Continue; Tough Guy Trump Backs Down; Primary Elections Across U.S.: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2020

Guest: Down With Tyranny's Howie Klein on progressives wins and losses on Tuesday and those still to come...

As Police Brutality and Protests Continue, Is It Time to ‘Defund the Police’?: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2020

Guest: Policing expert Alex S. Vitale on failed reforms and a new solution

Also: Messy primaries underway in a dozen states; Tough Guy Trump unleashes federal troops on peaceful demonstrators, a church, and foreign journos for a campaign photo-op...

‘Green News Report’ – June 2, 2020

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Unemployment Deepens, Market Keeps Soaring Anyway. What the Hell is Going on Here?: ‘BradCast’ 5/28/2020

Guest: The Prospect's David Dayen; Also: PA Repubs kept COVID infection a secret from Dems; Absentee ballot applications for all in WI...

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Are Dems Prepared to Counter ‘REDMAP 2.0’?: ‘BradCast’ 5/27/2020

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Trump pretends to be 'furious' at Twitter. He isn't. But he is hoping to distract you (and the media)...

‘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...

Republicans File Dubious Legal Challenge to California’s Emergency Vote-By-Mail Order

Rightwing organization and GOP candidate Darrell Issa charge mailing ballots to every registered voter violates the U.S. Constitution...

UPDATE: Case likely to be dismissed as moot...

Transitioning to Greatness!*: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2020

* If 'Greatness' means record unemployment and tens of thousands of unnecessarily dead Americans..

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