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Iran War’s ‘Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain’? What Long-Term Gain?!: ‘BradCast’ 3/11/2026

Guest: Political scientist David Faris of Roosevelt Univ; Also: More Special Election wins for Dems in deep 'red' MAGA territory; Voting probs in TX...

‘Green News Report’ – November 4, 2025

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If ‘Superman is the Story of America,’ No Wonder MAGA Hates Him Now Too: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2025

Guest: Nicholas Grossman of Univ. of Illinois; Also: AZ-7 Special Election results; Mass layoffs now underway at State, Education, HHS, elsewhere...

Trump Calls for ‘Remigration’, a Far-Right Code-Word for ‘Ethnic Cleansing’: ‘BradCast’ 6/17/2025

Guest: David Gilbert of WIRED; Also: Lindell found liable for defamation; Eastman disbarment upheld in CA; NYC Comptroller, Mayoral candidate arrested by masked Feds in courthouse...

More Than 300,000 ‘Preventable’ Deaths Since Musk, Trump, DOGE Shutdown of USAID: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2025

Guest: Dr. Brooke Nichols, Assoc. Prof of Global Health at Boston Univ.; Also: Admin attacks CBO as budget bill found to add trillions to deficit...

‘Green News Report’ – March 11, 2025

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Merkley: ‘What Else Could a Russian Asset Do That Trump Hasn’t Yet Done?’: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2025

Also: Admin planning deportation of Ukrainian, Afghan refugees; GOP House Committee's 'racist' attack of Dem Rep. as 'illegal immigrant'...

GA Election Board’s Controversial New Rules May ‘Actually Help Democrats’: ‘BradCast’ 8/19/2024

Guest: Election expert Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: A breakthrough in Israel/Gaza cease-fire negotiations?...

It’s Up to You, New York: ‘BradCast’ 3/21/2024

Trump staring down barrel of both civil and criminal accountability in Empire State; Also: Biden forgives another $6B in student loans; U.S. calls for 'immediate, sustained ceasefire' in Gaza; Scientists baffled by spike in record year of global heating...

A Heads Up for Tuesday’s ‘Bellwether’ Elections!: ‘BradCast’ 11/6/2023

Reproductive freedoms and vote purges in VA, OH; Upset Gubernatorial races on deck in KY, MS?; Election denialism threatens vote counting in northern CA county; Also: Listener calls and other news of the day...

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza: ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2023

Admin urges Israel to allow aid in, foreign nationals out as death toll rises, situation grows dire; Also: 6-year old Palestinian boy killed by angry rightwinger in IL; Admin settles suit over Trump's child separation policy...

If Thomas Isn’t Impeached We Might As Well Put the Constitution ‘Through the Shredder’: ‘BradCast’ 4/11/2022

Guest: John Nichols of The Nation; Also: State Dept. has no records of gifts to Trump; Don Jr. plotted to steal 2020 two days after the election...

‘Green News Report’ – February 11, 2021

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State Repubs Using Phony 2020 ‘Fraud’ Claims to Push Real Electoral Reforms, Restrictions: ‘BradCast’ 1/26/2021

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Insiders aided insurrection; Biden's executive actions, move to end private prisons; Schumer wins Senate power battle, Repubs vote to nix Impeachment, cling to filibuster...

Voting Company Falsely Targeted by Team Trump’s MAGA Media Pushes Back: ‘BradCast’ 12/16/2020

Smartmatic, which had nothing to do with swing-state elections, threatens RW media outlets with defamation suits; Also: Actual voter fraud criminal Trump not allowed to live at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach neighbors warn...

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