Articles in Category: Voting Rights Act

No Way Home: Trump’s Iran War a Spreading, Chaotic, Deadly, Disaster: ‘BradCast’ 3/3/2026

U.S. evacuees stranded; 11+ nations thrust into conflict; MAGA turning on Trump?; Also: VA win in Gerrymander Wars, but SCOTUS blocks NY...

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Brad Friedman,
3/3/2026 -
6:44 pm PT

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SCOTUS Ruling a How-To for Unlawful Gerry-mandering on ‘Eve’ of Critical Election Year: ‘BradCast’ 12/17/2025

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Trump's vindictive plan to shutter nation's 'crown jewel' of atmospheric climate, weather science...

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Brad Friedman,
12/17/2025 -
6:59 pm PT

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Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Week? Month? Year? Life?): ‘BradCast’ 11/18/25

He feted a murderer at the White House, saw both the House and Senate vote to release the 'Epstein Files', while a Trump-appointed judge found the newly rigged U.S. House map in Texas unlawful, unconstitutional...

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Brad Friedman,
11/18/2025 -
7:22 pm PT

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Trump DOJ Takes Stand for Voting Whites in CA: ‘BradCast’ 11/13/2025

Also: Shutdown memories; Trump approval plunging; Seattle progressive unseats moderate Dem; NOAA and 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'...

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Brad Friedman,
11/13/2025 -
6:25 pm PT

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Republican Thuggery While Americans Vote: ‘BradCast’ 11/4/2025

Dick Cheney dies; Polling places threatened in NJ; Trump fires another watchdog; Bondi tries to save James, Comey indictments; MD considers redistricting; Judge permanently bars Trump election order...

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Brad Friedman,
11/4/2025 -
6:32 pm PT

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Trump, Republican Law(lessness) & (Dis)Order: ‘BradCast’ 10/21/2025

Our felon President's crime spree continues and expands...

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Brad Friedman,
10/21/2025 -
7:00 pm PT

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‘Roberts-Mandering’: Activist SCOTUS Repubs Appear Ready to Gut Rest of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2025

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of KY; David Daley of FairVote...

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Brad Friedman,
10/16/2025 -
6:49 pm PT

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The ‘Jeffrey Epstein Shutdown’ and Other Autocratic Nightmares With ‘Digby’ and ‘Driftglass’: ‘BradCast’ 10/15/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

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Brad Friedman,
10/15/2025 -
6:26 pm PT

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‘Supreme Arrogance’: Trump, John Roberts and His Stacked, Packed and Captured SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 10/7/2025

Guest: Lisa Graves, former Deputy Asst. A.G.; Also: Pam Bondi is a corrupt, petulant child...

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Brad Friedman,
10/7/2025 -
6:47 pm PT

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Why is DOJ Suing ‘Blue’ States for Their Voter Registration Databases?: ‘BradCast’ 10/1/2025

Guest: Ari Berman of Mother Jones; Also: Trump's corrupt NV U.S. Attorney serving unlawfully; Court rules Lindell defamed Smartmatic...

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Brad Friedman,
10/1/2025 -
6:24 pm PT

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Cynical Hypocrisy Behind Right-Wing Billionaire’s Opposition To CA’s ‘Election Rigging Response Act’

GOPers demand 'fair maps'...but only in Dem-controlled states...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/29/2025 -
9:05 am PT

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Trump’s Wars Against Clean, Renewable Energy and American Democracy on VRA’s 60th Anniv: ‘BradCast’ 8/7/2025

For better or worse (mostly worse), Texas plays a role in almost every story we cover today...

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Brad Friedman,
8/7/2025 -
6:50 pm PT

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All’s Fair in Love, War and, Apparently, Partisan Gerrymandering: ‘BradCast’ 8/4/2025

Dem lawmakers flee TX to block GOP theft of five U.S. House seats; CA focuses on November voter measure in response; Callers ring in...

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Brad Friedman,
8/4/2025 -
6:19 pm PT

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Gerrymandering Expert on Why Dems Unlikely to Counter GOP’s New Texas Redistricting Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2025

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Speaker Johnson to adjourn House for August recess to avoid vote on releasing 'Epstein Files'...

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Brad Friedman,
7/22/2025 -
7:13 pm PT

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Democracy is STILL Our Best Way Out of This Mess — And Republicans Know It: ‘BradCast’ 7/10/2025

Trump EPA does right thing on asbestos?; Noem falsely cites sexual abuse as cause to shut FEMA; ND tribes to appeal VRA ruling at SCOTUS; Abbott seeks to further rig TX U.S. House maps...

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Brad Friedman,
7/10/2025 -
6:48 pm PT

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‘A Scammer’s Treasure Trove’: DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2026

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Insiders Making a Killing Betting on Trump’s War: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2026

Guest: Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Judge blocks Admin scheme to prevent wind, solar development; Another TACO Tuesday for Iran...

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Week 8: Iran War Lies Continue from Sundowning Gaslighter-in-Chief: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2026

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U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026

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Trump’s USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2026

Guest: Conservationist Jim Pattiz; Also: Judge blocks Indiana law barring Student IDs for voting; More U.S. ground troops headed to Iran...

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Another Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Weekend: ‘BradCast’ 4/13/2026

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Articles in Category: Voting Rights Act

U.S. evacuees stranded; 11+ nations thrust into conflict; MAGA turning on Trump?; Also: VA win in Gerrymander Wars, but SCOTUS blocks NY...

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Trump's vindictive plan to shutter nation's 'crown jewel' of atmospheric climate, weather science...

He feted a murderer at the White House, saw both the House and Senate vote to release the 'Epstein Files', while a Trump-appointed judge found the newly rigged U.S. House map in Texas unlawful, unconstitutional...

Also: Shutdown memories; Trump approval plunging; Seattle progressive unseats moderate Dem; NOAA and 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'...

Dick Cheney dies; Polling places threatened in NJ; Trump fires another watchdog; Bondi tries to save James, Comey indictments; MD considers redistricting; Judge permanently bars Trump election order...

Our felon President's crime spree continues and expands...

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of KY; David Daley of FairVote...

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

Guest: Lisa Graves, former Deputy Asst. A.G.; Also: Pam Bondi is a corrupt, petulant child...

Guest: Ari Berman of Mother Jones; Also: Trump's corrupt NV U.S. Attorney serving unlawfully; Court rules Lindell defamed Smartmatic...

GOPers demand 'fair maps'...but only in Dem-controlled states...

For better or worse (mostly worse), Texas plays a role in almost every story we cover today...

Dem lawmakers flee TX to block GOP theft of five U.S. House seats; CA focuses on November voter measure in response; Callers ring in...

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Speaker Johnson to adjourn House for August recess to avoid vote on releasing 'Epstein Files'...

Trump EPA does right thing on asbestos?; Noem falsely cites sexual abuse as cause to shut FEMA; ND tribes to appeal VRA ruling at SCOTUS; Abbott seeks to further rig TX U.S. House maps...

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