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Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com. Originating on Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7FM in Los Angeles and syndicated coast-to-coast and around the globe! NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!
'BradCast' 12/1/2017 (Flynn Flips, Cops Plea; GOP Tax Scam a Generational Upheaval)
12-01-2017 (53.36 MB)
Two huge stories today, but the one receiving less coverage is likely to upset American life as we know it for decades. Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser, Gen. Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty to lying to F.B.I investigators about conversations he had with Russia's U.S. Ambassador concerning sanctions against Russia and a U.N. vote regarding Israel during Trump's transition to office. Flynn is the fourth member of Team Trump to be charged by the Special Counsel. Senate Republicans continued to push their massive $1.5 trillion tax scam through Congress, which not only contains permanent massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest U.S. citizens, but also tacks on long-sought, far right-wing causes, like establishing rights for fetuses and lifting the ban on political activity by tax-exempt religious organizations. Most disturbingly, the Republican tax scheme will blow an enormous hole in the national deficit, undermining the economic system on a generational scale, a massive redistribution of wealth from low- and middle-income Americans to the richest elite in the country that will cripple generations of younger Americans. Republicans are already discussing their next plan to force additional massive cuts to social safety-net programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Speaking of paying a price for generations to come, Desi Doyen joins us for the latest 'Green News Report'...
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