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Court News (Good and Bad) on Gerrymandering, Voting, Guns, and Abortion: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Record flooding in Midwest; Beto, Bernie and Buttigieg; The definitive truth about Daylight Saving Time...

Congressional Baby Steps to Claw Back Powers Ceded to the Executive and to Rebuke Trump: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2019

Also: Beto jumps in to 2020; Still more evidence that WI's Photo ID voting restrictions were meant only to prevent Democrats from voting...

Dems Introduce Bill to ‘Rebuild Main Street on Wall Street’s Dime’: ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2019

Guest: Susan Harley of Public Citizen; Also: CA Guv halts death penalty; Manafort sentenced to 7 years, charged in NY; GND already paying off...

54 Years After ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma, Repubs Vow to Block Voting Rights: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2019

McConnell won't allow Senate vote on HR-1 or restoration of Voting Rights Act; Also: Hand-marked paper ballots for PA County; Cohen sues Trump Org; Brown won't run in 2020; GOPers re-thinking climate denial...

Everything at Once as the Fish Continues to Rot from the Head Down: ‘BradCast’ 2/26/2019

House votes to overturn Trump 'Emergency'; Gaetz threatens Cohen before House testimony; Harris won't run in NC-9 do-over; Judge nixes NC Photo ID measure due to unlawful gerrymander; 12-year old journo exposes bad AZ cop; Kids push for climate action...

‘If There’s No Emergency, the President Can’t Declare One’: ‘BradCast’ 2/20/2019

Guest: Public Citizen's General Counsel Allison Zieve; Also: Sanders breaks record; Green New Deal wildly popular; The off-the-rails Tucker Carlson interview Fox 'News' didn't want you to hear...

Butterfly Refuge Sues to Block Border Wall Construction, Break-ins by Customs Officials: ‘BradCast’ 2/13/2019

Guest: Marianna Trevino-Wright of the National Butterfly Center; Also: Hannity allows Trump to take wall deal; FEMA Director abruptly quits...

Targeted? Thousands of Black Votes ‘Missing’ from GA’s 2018 Lt. Governor Election Results: ‘BradCast’ 2/12/2019

Guest: Election integrity expert Marilyn Marks; Also: Trump's sad El Paso rally and new 'wall' deal that's worse for him than last year's...

‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Trump’ – a Post-SOTU Analysis: ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2019

Guests: Heather Digby Parton and Eric Boehlert...

Race, Ralph Northam and Resignation?: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2019

Calls for VA's Governor to step down may make political sense for Democrats, but is it wise and/or the right thing to do? Callers ring in...

Trump Caves, Reopens Govt (For Now), And What He Hopes You Didn’t Notice: ‘BradCast’ 1/25/2019

Guest: The Intercept's Akela Lacy on Admin approval for religious discrimination; Also: Kushner was rejected for top secret clearance, but granted it anyway; Stone arrested and charged in Florida...

‘Political Revolution’, Step 2: Challenging the Insidious Reach of Corporate Lobbyists

After overcoming corporate media at the polls in 2018, a progressive class of U.S. House freshmen began facing down their next obstacle in 2019...

Making Sense of BuzzFeed’s Explosive Report and Mueller’s Rare Response: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2019

Guest: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler: Also: SCOTUS allows Trump's cruel trans ban to proceed, makes no moves (yet) on DACA...

WI’s Lame Duck GOP Election Power-Grab Blocked by Federal Court: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2019

Guest: Analiese Eicher of One Wisconsin Now; Also: MI's new Dem SoS looks to settle gerrymander case; Buzzfeed charges Trump told Cohen to lie to feds about Moscow Trump Tower project...

The ‘Low Barr’ for Trump’s AG Nominee and Other Notes from a ‘Symphony of Lawlessness’: ‘BradCast’ 1/16/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Surprisingly good news from the courts; SOTU cancelled?; ISIS not defeated...

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