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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' 5/22/2017 (Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton)
05-22-2017 (54.27 MB)
First up today, two new election-related rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court -- one concerning racial and partisan gerrymandering and the other regarding campaign finance restrictions -- both come out in favor of voting rights and campaign reform advocates. Both cases featured surprising alliances between Republican and Democratic-appointed Justices following last month's confirmation of Neal Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat stolen by Republicans last year after the death of Justice Anton Scalia. And speaking of elections, we preview the U.S. House Special Election set to take place in Montana this Thursday, as populist first-time candidate and popular folk singer Rob Quist barnstormed the state over the weekend with Bernie Sanders. Republican establishment candidate Greg Gianforte is said to have a small lead in pre-election polls, despite being recently caught on tape supporting the GOP health care bill while seeking money from lobbyists, even while telling voters on the stump he hadn't made up his mind about it yet. Then, we're joined by the great Heather 'Digby' Parton of Salon.com and the Hullabaloo blog to try and make sense of ALL of the latest in the increasingly surreal Trump investigations and troubles -- for him, his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, his Vice President Mike Pence, and much more -- and where all of this may or may not be headed. Among the late-breaking stories on that front: Flynn is reportedly taking the 5th to avoid responding to a subpoena by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Trump, in Tel Aviv as part of a 9-day jaunt, digs himself deeper during comments with the Israeli Prime Minister. And now he may have lost a few supporters following his speech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....
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