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6th Circuit Panel Upholds Right to ‘Straight-Party’ Voting In Michigan, Republican AG Vows to Appeal

UPDATE: SCOTUS denies Michigan's request to overturn stay blocking its elimination of 'straight ticket' voting...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/19/2016 -
10:05 am PT

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DoJ Announces ‘End’ of Private For-Profit Federal Prison System; Plus: GOP ‘Civil War’ vs. Reality: ‘BradCast’ 8/18/2016

Guest: Carl Takei of ACLU's National Prison Project...

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Brad Friedman,
8/18/2016 -
6:01 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – August 18, 2016

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Desi Doyen,
8/18/2016 -
12:42 pm PT

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Send in the Clowns: Trump Staff Shake-Up, NC’s Vote Suppression Hail Mary: ‘BradCast’ 8/17/2016

Guest: Eric Boehlert of Media Matters on the latest 'rightwing media coup'; Plus: California burning and 'Bye-Bye' to John McLaughlin...

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Brad Friedman,
8/17/2016 -
5:24 pm PT

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NC Files for Emergency Stay of Unlawful, Racially Discriminatory Voter Suppression Law at SCOTUS

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/17/2016 -
8:12 am PT

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‘Rotten to the Core’: ‘Rogue’ DEA Punts on Pot: ‘BradCast’ 8/16/2016

Guest: Michael Collins of Drug Policy Alliance | Plus: 'Third-party' Presidential woes, disturbing climate news and more...

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Brad Friedman,
8/16/2016 -
6:02 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – August 16, 2016

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Desi Doyen,
8/16/2016 -
11:04 am PT

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Facts Behind the Fraud: Debunking Trump on Terror, ‘Voter Fraud’ in PA and Climate Change: ‘BradCast’ 8/15/2016

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Brad Friedman,
8/15/2016 -
5:59 pm PT

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Sunday Toons of the Performance Art Moment

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PDiddie,
8/14/2016 -
6:35 am PT

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Isn’t He Gone Yet? An Excess of Trump: ‘BradCast’ 8/12/2016

RJ Eskow of The Zero Hour and Gotta Laff of The Nicole Sandler Show

Guest hosted by Angie Coiro

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Angie Coiro,
8/12/2016 -
7:09 pm PT

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Emergency Petition Filed at 7th Circuit to Avoid Mass Photo ID Law Disenfranchisement in WI

Action sought as partisan court panel rolls back remedy meant to restore voting rights to nearly 10% of WI electorate...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/12/2016 -
1:51 pm PT

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New Investigation Finds Big Oil Isn’t the New Big Tobacco, Big Tobacco Was the Old Big Oil: ‘BradCast’ 8/11/2016

Guest: Carroll Muffett of CIEL on old documents and new revelations; Plus: The dilemma of how to cover Trump and much more...

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Brad Friedman,
8/11/2016 -
5:53 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – August 11, 2016

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Desi Doyen,
8/11/2016 -
11:12 am PT

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‘Second Amendment People’: ‘BradCast’ 8/10/2016

Donald Trump, 'stochastic terrorism', (hopefully temporary) bad voting news in WI, 'robosquitoes', and listener calls on all of the above...

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Brad Friedman,
8/10/2016 -
6:21 pm PT

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Berning Bridges Toward ‘Political Revolution’: ‘BradCast’ 8/9/2016

Guest: Ernest A. Canning of 'Vets for Bernie' on tough November choices for hard-core Sanders supporters...

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Brad Friedman,
8/9/2016 -
5:23 pm PT

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