Articles in Category: War on Middle Class

It’s The Fox ‘News’, Stupid! (Or, How a Fake News Channel Broke America): ‘BradCast’ 9/17/2021

Guest: Kevin Drum of Mother Jones; Also: U.N. warns current pledges to cut emissions not enough to avoid catastrophic warming; Wildfires now threaten world's largest, 3,000 year old trees at Sequoia National Park...

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Brad Friedman,
9/17/2021 -
6:27 pm PT

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America’s Billionaire Tax Code Welfare Queens: ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2021

Guest: 'Jackpot' author Michael Mechanic; Also: Trump's politicized DoJ spied on Dems in unprecedented violation of Separation of Powers...

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Brad Friedman,
6/11/2021 -
6:30 pm PT

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California is Burning, and We All Pay: ‘BradCast’ 7/27/2018

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with Gary Ferguson; John R. Platt; Jodi Jacobson; Barry Lynn...

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Angie Coiro,
7/27/2018 -
7:56 pm PT

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Trump Screams in ALL CAPS, World Sighs: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Clayborne Carson, Sheila Thomas, Jessica Bruder...

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Angie Coiro,
7/23/2018 -
6:16 pm PT

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Amnesty Intl Is Ready For Haspel; Also: How About A Job?: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2018

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with guests Daphne Eviatar, Dave Johnson and Robert Sapolsky...

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Angie Coiro,
5/17/2018 -
6:26 pm PT

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How’d That Gift Get Under Your Tree?: ‘BradCast’ 12/29/2017

Guest-host Angie Coiro with George Lakey on democratic socialism in action; James Forman, Jr. on equal rights for minorities; Jessica Bruder on the itinerant white underclass...

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Angie Coiro,
12/29/2017 -
5:54 pm PT

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Democrats. Remember Them?: ‘BradCast’ 8/21/2017

Guest: Author, journalist David Dayen on the Democratic Party's 'quietly radical' 'Better Deal' plan and much more...

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Brad Friedman,
8/21/2017 -
5:57 pm PT

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Rising from the Dead: a Serial Scammer & (Maybe) Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 5/31/2016

Guest host Angie Coiro looks into the ugly past and present of Peter Popoff; how Derek Cressman proposes getting money out of politics

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Angie Coiro,
5/31/2016 -
8:50 pm PT

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Five-Year Anniversary of the Economic Meltdown As Marked by the President Versus Public Citizen

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/16/2013 -
12:58 pm PT

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Photo of the Moment: The March Continues

50 years later, the message remains...And so does this man's sign!...

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Brad Friedman,
8/24/2013 -
2:42 pm PT

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‘Dark Money’ Hearings Needed in U.S. Senate

Could be most monumental proceedings since Watergate, expose illegalities of plutocratic 'war on democracy,' catapult movement to amend the Constitution after 'Citizens United'...

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Ernest A. Canning,
11/18/2012 -
1:42 pm PT

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California’s Deceptive Prop 32 Would Solidify the Corrupting Influence of Corporate Wealth and Power Under the Guise of Special Interest ‘Reform’

'Paycheck Protection' Initiative just another scheme to further erode union voices in politics...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/20/2012 -
8:35 am PT

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Undemocratic Features of CA’s New ‘Cajun Primary’ System Cut Both Ways, Against both Ds and Rs

Come November, CA voters may be forced to choose between two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/30/2012 -
1:19 pm PT

9 Comments

Will CA’s New ‘Cajun Primary’ System Allow Minority GOP To Capture Congressional Seats?

CA-26 House race exemplifies anti-democratic potential of 2010's voter-approved 'Top Two' open primary system...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/23/2012 -
1:31 pm PT

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‘How Did Mitt Romney Get So Obscenely Rich?’

Robert Reich explains 'The Magic of Private Equity'...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/15/2012 -
9:19 pm PT

2 Comments

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Offshore Oil Rig Fire in SoCal a Preview of Trump’s NEXT Huge Failure: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2026

Guest: Brady Bradshaw of Center for Biological Diversity; Also: Inflation spiked to 3-year high in April; Dems still favored to win House, despite GOP map rigging...

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‘Green News Report’ – May 12, 2026

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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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Sunday ‘Redlining Democracy’ Toons

THIS WEEK: The Voting Whites Act ... Iran and Iran We Go ... Happy Mother's Day! ...

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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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‘Green News Report’ – May 5, 2026

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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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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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Sunday ‘Dead to Rights’ Toons

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

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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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Articles in Category: War on Middle Class

Guest: Kevin Drum of Mother Jones; Also: U.N. warns current pledges to cut emissions not enough to avoid catastrophic warming; Wildfires now threaten world's largest, 3,000 year old trees at Sequoia National Park...

Guest: 'Jackpot' author Michael Mechanic; Also: Trump's politicized DoJ spied on Dems in unprecedented violation of Separation of Powers...

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with Gary Ferguson; John R. Platt; Jodi Jacobson; Barry Lynn...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Clayborne Carson, Sheila Thomas, Jessica Bruder...

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with guests Daphne Eviatar, Dave Johnson and Robert Sapolsky...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with George Lakey on democratic socialism in action; James Forman, Jr. on equal rights for minorities; Jessica Bruder on the itinerant white underclass...

Guest: Author, journalist David Dayen on the Democratic Party's 'quietly radical' 'Better Deal' plan and much more...

Guest host Angie Coiro looks into the ugly past and present of Peter Popoff; how Derek Cressman proposes getting money out of politics

50 years later, the message remains...And so does this man's sign!...

Could be most monumental proceedings since Watergate, expose illegalities of plutocratic 'war on democracy,' catapult movement to amend the Constitution after 'Citizens United'...

'Paycheck Protection' Initiative just another scheme to further erode union voices in politics...

Come November, CA voters may be forced to choose between two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate...

CA-26 House race exemplifies anti-democratic potential of 2010's voter-approved 'Top Two' open primary system...

Robert Reich explains 'The Magic of Private Equity'...

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Guest: Brady Bradshaw of Center for Biological Diversity; Also: Inflation spiked to 3-year high in April; Dems still favored to win House, despite GOP map rigging...

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

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

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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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