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Harvard Law Prof: Dems Must Now Pack SCOTUS or Face ‘Political Suicide’: ‘BradCast’ 10/19/2018

Guest: Harvard Law's Michael Klarman; Also: Trump praises GOP Rep's violence against journalist at MT rally, as Khashoggi assassination roils...

GOPers Rethink Climate Change, Elections in NC, FL After Florence, Michael: ‘BradCast’ 10/18/2018

Also: NC Elections Board found unconstitutional; FL Guv 'bends' election rules; Still more Repub lawmakers endorse Dems for Guv in WI, KS...

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WV Smartphone Voting Threatens Midterms, Offers False Promise of Security, Auditability: ‘BradCast’ 10/17/2018

Guest: Voting systems expert Dr. David Jefferson on the myth of 'secure' blockchain voting; Also: Suppression continues in GA, ND, elsewhere...

Repubs Attempt State Supreme Court Coups in FL, WV as SCOTUS May Have Stolen U.S. Senate: ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2018

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Early voting fails on first day in GA; Adelson now owns the GOP; Death toll rising after Michael...

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‘Something’s Going on in Georgia’: State Rejecting Alarming Number of Mail-in Absentee Ballots: ‘BradCast’ 10/15/2018

Guest: Jordan Wilkie of WhoWhatWhy; Also: Despite devastation and huge cost of recent hurricanes, Rubio, Trump offer false claims about economy to justify lack of action on climate change...

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Ignoring the Cries of Stranded Children: ‘BradCast’ 10/12/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Tina Vasquez on ICE, family separation; Bill Browder on Jamal Khashoggi; Sarah Craft on death of the death penalty in WA; Eliza Griswold on one family's fight against fracking...

Where is Jamal Khashoggi?: ‘BradCast’ 10/11/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro on the possibility of sanctions against Saudi Arabia, as Trump protects arms sales; Also: The power of women's rage, with Nelini Stamp and Soraya Chemaly...

‘A Scary Time’: Hurricane Michael; Exxon’s Carbon Tax Scam; The Fight to Vote in ND, MO, GA: ‘BradCast’ 10/10/2018

Progressive Evangelicals Hit the Road to Take on the Religious Right: ‘BradCast’ 10/9/2018

Guest: Doug Pagitt of Vote Common Good; Also: Voter registration surge after Taylor Swift endorsement, Nikki Haley's mysterious (and dishonest) resignation, and Hurricane Michael intensifies before FL landfall...

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Haunted by Manchin and Other Tough Choices for Progressives Placing Patriotism Over Partisanship: ‘BradCast’ 10/8/2018

Guest: WV's Bob Kincaid: Also: With Kavanaugh on SCOTUS, a hurricane headed toward FL, UN releases a stark new report on climate change...

Florida Midterm Could Prove a Landmark Moment for Representative Democracy at a National Level

Long overdue re-enfranchisement of former felons and a progressive Democrat, both on the 2018 ballot, could result in a sea change for 2020...

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