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AL’s Sec. of State Blocked Me on Twitter for Being Right About AL’s Paper Ballot Computer Scanners: ‘BradCast’ 1/3/2018

Guest: Election law Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of Kentucky...

Moore’s Failed Alabama ‘Hail Mary’; ‘Democracy’s Revenge’ in 2018?: ‘BradCast’ 12/28/2017

Guest: BRAD BLOG legal analyst Ernest A. Canning...

The GOP’s Long Presidential Protection Racket: ‘BradCast’ 12/27/2017

Guest: The Intercept's Jon Schwarz; Plus: Kobach loses in court; Battle over election results and control of VA House continues...

Revolutionary Strategies to End GOP Rule in 2018

What Democrats and their voters must do in 2018, and beyond, to restore a progressive vision to the American political landscape...

One Single Ballot in Virginia; Plus: Are Dems Over-Relying on Impeachment?: ‘BradCast’ 12/20/2017

Guest: Jeet Heer of New Republic...

GOP Tax Scam’s Final Mile; Tillerson’s NK Flip-Flop; Packing the Courts; Trump Family Fail: ‘BradCast’ 12/15/2017

Veteran Recount Attorney Sees Little Chance for Moore ‘Recount’ in AL: ‘BradCast’ 12/13/2017

Guest: Election recount expert Chris Sautter of American Univ.

AL Supreme Court Allows Destruction of ‘Ballot Images’ in Senate Election: ‘BradCast’ 12/12/2017

Also, guest David M. Rothschild on a new study finding real, not fake, news was the problem in the 2016 Presidential election...

Moore, Moore, Moore…and Other Vital News: ‘BradCast’ 12/11/2017

Terror attacks in NY, KS, NM; Pentagon to allow transgender enlistment, despite Trump's ban; SoCal fire update; A big election integrity court win and deep dive into the mad state of Alabama's U.S. Senate election as voters head to the polls...

Former CO GOP Chair Guilty of Voter Fraud and Other Ironies and Outrages: ‘BradCast’ 12/8/2017

SoCal fires spread; Trump dumps science; Election Integrity suit before AL election; House GOP ignores states' rights on guns; Listener e-mail...

Battle for Digital ‘Ballot Images’ in Advance of AL’s U.S. Senate Special Election: ‘BradCast’ 12/5/2017

Guest: Election integrity advocate John Brakey; Also: Conyers resigns, Farenthold skates, RNC and Trump go all-in for Roy Moore...

GOP Tax ‘Cut’ Hustle; Callers Ring in on Supposed Trump/Russia ‘Collusion’: ‘BradCast’ 12/4/2017

CA Congressional Repubs an Endangered Species

CA GOP could be left with zero U.S. House Reps after 2018...

UPDATE: 13 of 14 CA Congressional Repubs voted 'yes' on final version of tax bill...

CFPB Leadership Battle ‘Like Something Out of Game of Thrones’: ‘BradCast’ 11/27/2017

Guest: Adam Levitin, Georgetown law prof and former CFPB adviser; Also: Kochs buy Time Inc.; GOP Senate must pass corporate tax cuts this week; Trump uses Native American slur at White House ceremony for Navajo...

‘No Difference Between Democrats and Republicans’? Seriously?!: ‘BradCast’ 11/21/2017

Guest: Former Obama tax policy advisor Seth Hanlon on GOP tax cuts; Also: Trump endorses accused child molester for U.S. Senate; Trump's FCC announces plans to kill landmark 'Net Neutrality' protections...

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