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Could Trump Legally Cancel the 2020 Election?: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2020

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern on that and pandemic affects on immigration courts, prisons and the Judiciary; Also: Statewide 'stay-at-home' mandates; Mask shortages and price gouging; More postponed primaries; and socialist Trump comes unglued at WH presser...

Is the Nation Ready for Vote-by-Mail Elections?; Biden Wins FL, IL, AZ: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2020

Guest: Montgomery County, MD Dep. Election Dir. Alysoun McLaughlin; Also: Progressive U.S. House candidate wins in IL; With all market gains since inauguration gone, Trump declares self a 'wartime president'...

Disoriented Nation Hunkers Down, Markets Crash, Schools Closed, Elections Face Postponement: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2020

Coronavirus, lack of leadership, wreak dangerous havoc on country and economy amid most important Presidential election in nation's history...

America Shutting Down Amid Trump’s (Latest) ‘Katrina’: ‘BradCast’ 3/12/2020

Prime-time Oval Office speech goes disastrously, markets plunge, almost all gains under Trump wiped out, major league seasons called off, Biden and Sanders step up, even as critical elections threatened by virus...

Super Tuesday Voting Questions, Probs After Biden’s Saturday SC Revival: ‘BradCast’ 3/2/2020

Also: L.A. County's $300M vote system failing; And the weekend's year's worth of news...

Why Unions (And Everyone Else) Would Do Better With ‘Medicare For All’: ‘BradCast’ 2/25/2020

Guest: Former insurance exec Richard 'RJ' Eskow; Also: More Early Voting probs for L.A. County's new, unverifiable e-voting systems...

Bloomberg’s Disturbing Rise Amid a ‘Shell-Shocked Democratic Electorate’: ‘BradCast’ 2/19/2020

Guest: David Dayen of American Prospect; Also: Good voting rights news in FL and NC; Warren joins Sanders in being erased by corporate media...

The ‘Socialist’ Smear: GOP’s ‘Eleventy-Dimensional Chess or Tic-Tac-Toe’?: ‘BradCast’ 2/11/2020

Guest: Dr. William 'DocDawg' Busa on a mysterious rightwing PAC spending millions to support a progressive in NC and GOP's pretend love for Sanders; Also: Bernie surges nationally, Trump lies in NH...

Dem Battle Rages After Iowa Mess Despite Candidate Calls for Unity: ‘BradCast’ 2/10/2020

Caucus errors lead to unsupported charges of 'rigging'; Sanders seeks 'partial recanvass'; Unattended L.A. Vote-by-Mail drop-box removed thanks to public oversight; More Trump disasters and lies...

Medicare for All: Myths and Realities

Countering the deadly media-supported, health insurance industry spin...

Warren’s Plan to Pay for ‘Medicare for All’ Without Raising Middle Class Taxes: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2019

Guest: Politico's Alice Ollstein; Also: Repubs suppressing the 2020 student vote, Dems push-back in TX; Katie Hill's final floor speech...

Meanwhile…In a Break (Mostly) from Impeachment News…: ‘BradCast’ 10/24/2019

CA fires, private utility blackouts; Wilbur Ross' private email scandal; Giuliani lawyers up; 'Obamacare' prices drop; MA's shameful vaping ban...

Special Coverage: 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate in Ohio: ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2019

Guests: Rewire.News' Jodi Jacobson; Zero Hour's Richard 'RJ' Eskow...

Real News, Abortion Rights and Charity: ‘BradCast’ 10/4/2019

Guest Host Nicole Sandler with authors Jenny Brown and Doug White...

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