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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!...

‘White Rage’, Rightwing Grievance Culture, Domestic Extremism Now a Public-Health Issue: ‘BradCast’ 6/25/2021

Guest: Dr. Brian Hughes of American University's PERIL; Also: Criminal charges soon for Trump Org?; DoJ sues GA for vote suppression; More on climate change effects on collapsed FL high-rise...

Won’t Get Fooled Again?: ‘BradCast’ 6/24/2021

Condo collapse in FL; Dems hopeful, cautious on bipartisan infrastructure 'deal'; Pelosi's announces 1/6 committee; Giuliani's NY law license suspended; MI Repubs eviscerate 2020 'fraud' claims...

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...

‘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)...

Biden, G7, NATO Seek to Restore Normalcy After Disastrous Trump Years: ‘BradCast’ 6/14/2021

Also: Netanyahu finally out in Israel; 'Imminent radiological threat' at Chinese nuke plant?; 2016 whistleblower leaves prison; Callers ring in...

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...

‘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...

‘Black Wednesday’ Sending ‘Shockwaves Through the Oil and Gas Industry’: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2021

Guest: Center for Int'l Environmental Law's Carroll Muffett; Also: An insidious reason Trump wants MAGA to think he's about to be reinstated...

The Texas Republican ‘Voter Fraud’ Fraud: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2021

Also: Very good U.S. COVID news; More bad news for Exxon (but good news for the planet); Bad news for Postmaster General DeJoy...

‘Catastrophe Galloping Towards Us’ as Democracy Scholars Sound the Alarm: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2021

Guest: Political scientist David Faris; Also: FEC fines AMI for 2016 Trump hush-money conspiracy; Dem wins NM U.S. House special in 'landslide'...

Repubs Are ‘Negotiating’ in Bad Faith. Is It Time for Dems to Cut Bait?: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2021

Guest: Adam Green of Progressive Change Campaign Committee; Also: Gaetz' ex-girlfriend flipping on him, Trump's finance chief may flip on Trump, Trump may flip on everyone, including his own family...

Federal Judge Cites Century of Systemic Racism, Corruption Behind L.A.’s Homelessness Crisis: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2021

Guest: BRAD BLOG legal analyst Ernest A. Canning; Also: CA GOP's Newsom recall falling flat so far; Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire; GOP disgraces self, infuriates cops by trying to block Jan. 6th Commission...

‘Criminal Cases Put People in Jail’: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2021

Guest: Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason of GWU Law School; Also: Manchin's voting rights folly; Major fossil fuel supporting group says it's time to end new fossil fuel development...

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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