{"id":11645,"date":"2016-04-11T18:03:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11645"},"modified":"2018-02-09T20:03:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T04:03:55","slug":"400-democracy-spring-protesters-arrested-in-peaceful-call-for-electoral-reform-at-us-capitol-bradcast-4112016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=11645","title":{"rendered":"400 ‘Democracy Spring’ Protesters Arrested in Peaceful Call for Electoral Reform at U.S. Capitol: ‘BradCast’ 4\/11\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

On today’s BradCast<\/i><\/a>, hundreds of demonstrators were arrested<\/a> today at the nation’s Capitol during a peaceful sit-in protest demand reforms<\/a> to the U.S. electoral system. Also today, we cover a number of other breaking news items and the weekend’s Presidential nominating events, including results and concerns about the Democratic caucuses in WY and the Republican delegate convention in CO. [Audio link to show is below.<\/i>]\n

First up, we check in with The Young Turks’<\/a> reporter Jordan Chariton<\/b> and Sputnik News’<\/a> Cassandra Fairbanks<\/b> outside the U.S. Capitol, just moments after some 400 “Democracy Spring”<\/a> demonstrators, including our old friend Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, were arrested while calling for a number of small “d” democratic reforms. Amongst the protestors’ demands: Overturning the Supreme Court’s infamous 2010 Citizens United<\/i> ruling<\/a> unleashing massive corporate spending in elections; modernization of America’s ridiculous voter registration system; the creation of a public campaign financing system; and the restoration of the Voting Rights Act provision gutted in 2013<\/a> by SCOTUS. Protesters vow to continue demonstrations all week in D.C.<\/p>\n

Then, breaking news<\/a> on Goldman-Sachs’ settlement<\/a> with the U.S. Dept. of Justice for their part in the mortgage crisis that led to the global financial crisis in 2008 (spoiler: nobody goes to jail, though those sitting down to demonstrate for democracy in D.C. did); Another rock star cancels<\/a> a concert in another GOP state that just approved discrimination against the LGBT community; and then we cover the results of the controversial Democratic caucuses held over the weekend in Wyoming and the GOP delegate convention in Colorado.<\/p>\n

Our coverage of the weekend’s nominating contests also includes a look at concerns from Sanders supporters about the WY results and from Trump supporters about the results almost everywhere. And finally, here’s that amazing Boston Globe<\/i> “President Trump” front page [PDF]<\/a> they published for April 2017<\/i> over the weekend and their full description<\/a> of it…<\/p>\n

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