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‘Green News Report’ – November 8, 2022

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Bad Moon Rising for Democracy in Midterms?! Listeners Disagree with Corporate Punditocracy: ‘BradCast’ 11/7/2022

GOP seeks to toss thousands of legal ballots in PA, WI, MI; Still fighting for the right to vote in GA; Callers turn 'pundit' with their 2022 predictions...

A Progressive’s Closing Argument for Voting Democratic in 2022: ‘BradCast’ 11/4/2022

Guest: Alan Minsky of Progressive Democrats of America; Also: Final federal jobs report before midterms beats expectations again...

Forewarned: GOP Manufacturing Midterm Chaos to Create APPEARANCE of Corrupt Elections: ‘BradCast’ 11/3/2022

Formalizing 2020's ad-hoc strategy, Republicans have organized nationally to create and unleash phony fraud claims, as needed, amid the havoc of next Tuesday's critical elections...

‘Manufactured Chaos’ in Midterms ‘A Knife at Democracy’s Throat’: ‘BradCast’ 11/2/2022

Guest: Longtime election expert Eddie Perez of OSET Institute; Also: PA Supremes cause absentee ballot chaos; Judge blocks armed AZ voter intimidation; Rightwing NV hand-counters halted after exposing results...

If Brazil Voters Can Depose Autocrats, So Can We: ‘BradCast’ 10/31/2022

'Democracy came out victorious' in Lula's defeat of Bolsonaro; U.S. democracy at stake in next week's midterms; New Senate polling; Pelosi's would-be assassin was a follower of Trump's election lies; Callers ring in...

‘Media Should be Partisan for Democracy’ in 2022, Argues Media Reformer: ‘BradCast’ 10/26/2022

Guest: Brian Hansbury of Media and Democracy Project; Also: Jon Stewart calls AZ A.G. out for 2020 lies; Republican PA-SEN write-in candidate drops out to endorse Democrat Fetterman...

‘Green News Report’ – October 25, 2022

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Overcoming Corporate Capture of CA’s Ballot Initiative System, Federal Courts, Grocery Stores: ‘BradCast’ 10/24/2022

Guest: David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Follow science and save lives by voting NO on CA's Prop 31 vaping flavor ban!...

To Save American Democracy

A long time Bernie Sanders supporter on why we must vote 'blue' in '22...

UPDATE: Independent progressive Ralph Nader joins call to vote 'blue' in '22...

GOP Plans ‘Catastrophic’ Debt Ceiling ‘Hostage-Taking’ if They Win House or Senate Majorities: ‘BradCast’ 10/19/2022

Guest: Congressional historian, political scientist Norm Ornstein; Also: Leahy's Iraq War spy story...

Don’t Boo(-Hoo)! Vote!: ‘BradCast’ 10/18/2022

UT's Sen. Lee in dead heat; Biden Admin begins student loan forgiveness; Biden vows to codify 'Roe' if Dems hold House, increase Senate majority; Also: Trump/Barr's dumb Special Counsel Durham loses another case...

Wingnut Freakout Follows J6 Committee Vote to Subpoena Loser Trump: ‘BradCast’ 10/14/2022

Also: MAGA leader now recruiting, training MI poll workers; DeSantis finally issues post-Ian election plan for GOP-leaning FL counties...

‘Green News Report’ – October 13, 2022

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New App Offers ‘Mutually Assured Accountability’ for Election Results Oversight, Says Developer: ‘BradCast’ 10/12/2022

Guest: Daniel Wolf of America Counts; Also: GOP's sad abuse of Herschel Walker; And, Republicans For Democrats 2022!...

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