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It’s The Fox ‘News’, Stupid! (Or, How a Fake News Channel Broke America): ‘BradCast’ 9/17/2021

Guest: Kevin Drum of Mother Jones; Also: U.N. warns current pledges to cut emissions not enough to avoid catastrophic warming; Wildfires now threaten world's largest, 3,000 year old trees at Sequoia National Park...

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Brad Friedman,
9/17/2021 -
6:27 pm PT

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America’s Billionaire Tax Code Welfare Queens: ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2021

Guest: 'Jackpot' author Michael Mechanic; Also: Trump's politicized DoJ spied on Dems in unprecedented violation of Separation of Powers...

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Brad Friedman,
6/11/2021 -
6:30 pm PT

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California is Burning, and We All Pay: ‘BradCast’ 7/27/2018

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with Gary Ferguson; John R. Platt; Jodi Jacobson; Barry Lynn...

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Angie Coiro,
7/27/2018 -
7:56 pm PT

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Trump Screams in ALL CAPS, World Sighs: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Clayborne Carson, Sheila Thomas, Jessica Bruder...

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Angie Coiro,
7/23/2018 -
6:16 pm PT

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Amnesty Intl Is Ready For Haspel; Also: How About A Job?: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2018

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with guests Daphne Eviatar, Dave Johnson and Robert Sapolsky...

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Angie Coiro,
5/17/2018 -
6:26 pm PT

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How’d That Gift Get Under Your Tree?: ‘BradCast’ 12/29/2017

Guest-host Angie Coiro with George Lakey on democratic socialism in action; James Forman, Jr. on equal rights for minorities; Jessica Bruder on the itinerant white underclass...

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Angie Coiro,
12/29/2017 -
5:54 pm PT

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Democrats. Remember Them?: ‘BradCast’ 8/21/2017

Guest: Author, journalist David Dayen on the Democratic Party's 'quietly radical' 'Better Deal' plan and much more...

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Brad Friedman,
8/21/2017 -
5:57 pm PT

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Rising from the Dead: a Serial Scammer & (Maybe) Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 5/31/2016

Guest host Angie Coiro looks into the ugly past and present of Peter Popoff; how Derek Cressman proposes getting money out of politics

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Angie Coiro,
5/31/2016 -
8:50 pm PT

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Five-Year Anniversary of the Economic Meltdown As Marked by the President Versus Public Citizen

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/16/2013 -
12:58 pm PT

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Photo of the Moment: The March Continues

50 years later, the message remains...And so does this man's sign!...

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Brad Friedman,
8/24/2013 -
2:42 pm PT

10 Comments

‘Dark Money’ Hearings Needed in U.S. Senate

Could be most monumental proceedings since Watergate, expose illegalities of plutocratic 'war on democracy,' catapult movement to amend the Constitution after 'Citizens United'...

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Ernest A. Canning,
11/18/2012 -
1:42 pm PT

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California’s Deceptive Prop 32 Would Solidify the Corrupting Influence of Corporate Wealth and Power Under the Guise of Special Interest ‘Reform’

'Paycheck Protection' Initiative just another scheme to further erode union voices in politics...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/20/2012 -
8:35 am PT

53 Comments

Undemocratic Features of CA’s New ‘Cajun Primary’ System Cut Both Ways, Against both Ds and Rs

Come November, CA voters may be forced to choose between two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/30/2012 -
1:19 pm PT

9 Comments

Will CA’s New ‘Cajun Primary’ System Allow Minority GOP To Capture Congressional Seats?

CA-26 House race exemplifies anti-democratic potential of 2010's voter-approved 'Top Two' open primary system...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/23/2012 -
1:31 pm PT

15 Comments

‘How Did Mitt Romney Get So Obscenely Rich?’

Robert Reich explains 'The Magic of Private Equity'...

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Ernest A. Canning,
5/15/2012 -
9:19 pm PT

2 Comments

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Trump’s Favorite Election Fraud Criminal Now Runs Free: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2026

Also: Not so 'hot' after all, as data finds international tourism to U.S. plummeted in 2025...

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‘Green News Report’ – June 2, 2026

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One Failure After Another: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2026

We are in an historic moment, as the Trump Presidency begins its collapse; Also: Callers ring in on tomorrow's wild California Gubernatorial primary...

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6/1/2026 |
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Did Trump and His Attorneys Conspire to Defraud the United States?

The court-ordered reopening of Trump's lawsuit against the IRS could have impacts well beyond blocking access to a $1.8 billion slush fund...

UPDATE, Midday 6/1/26: Trump announces plan to drop 'Weaponization Fund'...

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Sunday ‘Slush Fun!’ Toons

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Idle Hands…

Time off, and an update on the BRAD BLOG update...

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5/25/2026 |
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Sunday ‘Have You Considered Treason?’ Toons

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Republicans Are Revolting: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2026

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on the primaries, the ballroom, the slush fund, the wars, the media, Stephen Colbert, and much more...

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‘Green News Report’ – May 21, 2026

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Primary Results from Six States and Trump’s $1.8 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Grift Machine: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2026

Results and context from AL, GA, ID, KY, OR, PA; Also: Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol cops file suit to shutdown Trump's 'insurrectionist slush fund'...

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NAACP Calls for Voting Rights Boycott of College Sports at Southern Schools: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2026

Also: We endorse Trump's endorsement in TX GOP U.S. Senate runoff!; DOJ adds MORE corruption to Trump's already 'most corrupt' agreement in U.S. history...

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‘Green News Report’ – May 19, 2026

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‘The Most Corrupt Thing in ALL of American History’: Trump’s $1.8 Billion DOJ-Facilitated Taxpayer Heist: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2026

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Election results from LA; Mass voting rights protest in AL; More...

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5/18/2026 |
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Sunday ‘All Over the Map’ Toons

THIS WEEK: South Rising Again ... T in China ... Strait Outta Hormuz ...

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5/17/2026 |
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More GOP Vote Rigging Underway. Hey, Maryland Dems! Time to Get Crackin’!: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2026

Also: GA GOP rigs Atlanta D.A. elections; MT's new voter suppression law nixed by state court; Much more...

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Articles in Category: War on Middle Class

Guest: Kevin Drum of Mother Jones; Also: U.N. warns current pledges to cut emissions not enough to avoid catastrophic warming; Wildfires now threaten world's largest, 3,000 year old trees at Sequoia National Park...

Guest: 'Jackpot' author Michael Mechanic; Also: Trump's politicized DoJ spied on Dems in unprecedented violation of Separation of Powers...

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with Gary Ferguson; John R. Platt; Jodi Jacobson; Barry Lynn...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Clayborne Carson, Sheila Thomas, Jessica Bruder...

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with guests Daphne Eviatar, Dave Johnson and Robert Sapolsky...

Guest-host Angie Coiro with George Lakey on democratic socialism in action; James Forman, Jr. on equal rights for minorities; Jessica Bruder on the itinerant white underclass...

Guest: Author, journalist David Dayen on the Democratic Party's 'quietly radical' 'Better Deal' plan and much more...

Guest host Angie Coiro looks into the ugly past and present of Peter Popoff; how Derek Cressman proposes getting money out of politics

50 years later, the message remains...And so does this man's sign!...

Could be most monumental proceedings since Watergate, expose illegalities of plutocratic 'war on democracy,' catapult movement to amend the Constitution after 'Citizens United'...

'Paycheck Protection' Initiative just another scheme to further erode union voices in politics...

Come November, CA voters may be forced to choose between two Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate...

CA-26 House race exemplifies anti-democratic potential of 2010's voter-approved 'Top Two' open primary system...

Robert Reich explains 'The Magic of Private Equity'...

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