Articles in Category: Republicans

As CA Faces Multiple Emergencies, State GOP Tries to Oust Popular Dem Governor in Recall: ‘BradCast’ 7/12/2021

Guest: Legal analyst Ernest A. Canning on reforming CA's 110-year old Recall process; Also: TX DEMS FLEE STATE TO BLOCK GOP VOTE-SUPPRESSION BILL PASSAGE IN SPECIAL SESSION...

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Brad Friedman,
7/12/2021 -
6:05 pm PT

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Rightwing SCOTUS’ Disregard of Constitution’s Plain Text Signals Even Darker Days Ahead: ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2021

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on activist Alito's 'totally fabricated' new rules for Voting Rights Act enforcement and much more; Also: Corporations break vow on donations to insurrectionist GOPers...

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Brad Friedman,
7/9/2021 -
5:04 pm PT

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Now May Be a Good Time to Reform or Eliminate California’s Gubernatorial Recall System

GOP abuse of the time-honored progressive process is wearing thin...

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Ernest A. Canning,
7/9/2021 -
11:00 am PT

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COVID Surge in Unvaxxed Trump Country and US (Almost) Out of Afghanistan: ‘BradCast’ 7/8/2021

Also: Rudy's woes worsen; Heat wave kills hundreds in U.S. and Canada; How Rupert Murdoch's Fox 'News' broke the nation and the planet...

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Brad Friedman,
7/8/2021 -
6:34 pm PT

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Won’t Get Fooled Again?: ‘BradCast’ 6/24/2021

Condo collapse in FL; Dems hopeful, cautious on bipartisan infrastructure 'deal'; Pelosi's announces 1/6 committee; Giuliani's NY law license suspended; MI Repubs eviscerate 2020 'fraud' claims...

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Brad Friedman,
6/24/2021 -
5:42 pm PT

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‘Not As Terrible As It Could Be’: New SCOTUS Opinions Handed Down as Term Nears End: ‘BradCast’ 6/23/2021

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: NYC mayoral primary will take weeks to tally by RCV system; Socialist wins upset in Buffalo mayoral primary; Dems 'not deterred' by GOP filibuster of voting rights bill...

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Brad Friedman,
6/23/2021 -
6:00 pm PT

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The Heat Is On: ‘BradCast’ 6/22/2021

Guest: 'Climate Guy' Guy Walton on new climate extremes, smashed records; Also: NYC tries Ranked Choice Voting; Senate Dems battle to save American democracy -- will Manchin and Sinema join them?...

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Brad Friedman,
6/22/2021 -
5:55 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – June 22, 2021

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

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Desi Doyen,
6/22/2021 -
10:34 am PT

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Federal Court Hearing Set for First Challenge to GA’s New Anti-Voting, Anti-Press Freedoms Law: ‘BradCast’ 6/21/2021

Guest: Coalition for Good Governance's Marilyn Marks on that and separate challenge to state's 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting...

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Brad Friedman,
6/21/2021 -
7:14 pm PT

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SCOTUS Saves ObamaCare (Again)!; More Manchin Progress on Voting Rights, Filibuster Reform: ‘BradCast’ 6/17/2021

Also: Juneteenth now a federal holiday! And SCOTUS allows religious discrimination against same-sex couples, but it could have been worse...

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Brad Friedman,
6/17/2021 -
6:43 pm PT

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Biden, G7, NATO Seek to Restore Normalcy After Disastrous Trump Years: ‘BradCast’ 6/14/2021

Also: Netanyahu finally out in Israel; 'Imminent radiological threat' at Chinese nuke plant?; 2016 whistleblower leaves prison; Callers ring in...

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Brad Friedman,
6/14/2021 -
6:07 pm PT

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‘It’s His World and We Just Live In It’: Maddening Manchin ‘In the Catbird Seat’: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2021

Guest: 9th generation West Virginian Robyn Kincaid; Also: Keystone XL is over!; COVID vaccines for the world; Biden to reportedly close Gitmo...

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Brad Friedman,
6/9/2021 -
6:15 pm PT

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What Do We Do About Joe Manchin?: ‘BradCast’ 6/7/2021

After WV's Dem Senator comes out against democracy and filibuster reforms, Democrats -- and democracy -- have a very real problem...

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Brad Friedman,
6/7/2021 -
5:56 pm PT

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‘Black Wednesday’ Sending ‘Shockwaves Through the Oil and Gas Industry’: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2021

Guest: Center for Int'l Environmental Law's Carroll Muffett; Also: An insidious reason Trump wants MAGA to think he's about to be reinstated...

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Brad Friedman,
6/4/2021 -
6:40 pm PT

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The Texas Republican ‘Voter Fraud’ Fraud: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2021

Also: Very good U.S. COVID news; More bad news for Exxon (but good news for the planet); Bad news for Postmaster General DeJoy...

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Brad Friedman,
6/3/2021 -
5:44 pm PT

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Deal or No Deal in Iran, Trump is Losing his War on America: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2026

One court loss after another (but not for the Knicks!) over an otherwise very distracting weekend; Plus: Callers ring in!...

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80-Year Old President Now Underwater in Almost Every State

Including Florida, Texas, Ohio...

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Trump’s Name Removed from Kennedy Center Building

UPDATES: Court rejects last minute appeal, rules name must come down off building; Workers build scaffolding solely to obscure removal; By Saturday morning, name is reportedly down, sign still curtained off...

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6/12/2026 |
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Trump Policies Imperiling Social Security, Depleting Trust Fund; ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2026

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: FL Supremes okay GOP's unconstitutional U.S. House map; Ebola outbreak explodes amid U.S. leadership vacuum...

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‘Green News Report’ – June 11, 2026

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Maine Dems Elect Platner in Landslide: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2026

Repub Hilton 'wins' slot in CA Guv general election; Inflation spikes again; New U.S. solar milestones despite Trump; Primary results from ND, NV, SC and ME...

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Corporate Donors to White House Ballroom Win $50 Billion in New Government Contracts, Funding: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2026

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Updates on the races for CA Guv, L.A. Mayor, Trump's evidence-free allegations of election fraud...

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6/9/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – June 9, 2026

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6/9/2026 |
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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

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6/8/2026 |
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THIS WEEK: Breaking News at CBS ... On the Money ... Iran and Iran We Go ...

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‘I’m not a Victim. I was a Criminal’: J6er Says ‘No’ to Trump’s ‘Weaponization’ Slush Fund Money: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2026

Guest: Convicted MAGA rioter Jason Riddle; Also: Pelley charges new CBS execs pushing 'falsehoods', 'bias' into '60 Minutes'...

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‘Green News Report’ – June 4, 2026

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Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

Also: Primary election results from CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM and SD...

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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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Articles in Category: Republicans

Guest: Legal analyst Ernest A. Canning on reforming CA's 110-year old Recall process; Also: TX DEMS FLEE STATE TO BLOCK GOP VOTE-SUPPRESSION BILL PASSAGE IN SPECIAL SESSION...

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on activist Alito's 'totally fabricated' new rules for Voting Rights Act enforcement and much more; Also: Corporations break vow on donations to insurrectionist GOPers...

GOP abuse of the time-honored progressive process is wearing thin...

Also: Rudy's woes worsen; Heat wave kills hundreds in U.S. and Canada; How Rupert Murdoch's Fox 'News' broke the nation and the planet...

Condo collapse in FL; Dems hopeful, cautious on bipartisan infrastructure 'deal'; Pelosi's announces 1/6 committee; Giuliani's NY law license suspended; MI Repubs eviscerate 2020 'fraud' claims...

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: NYC mayoral primary will take weeks to tally by RCV system; Socialist wins upset in Buffalo mayoral primary; Dems 'not deterred' by GOP filibuster of voting rights bill...

Guest: 'Climate Guy' Guy Walton on new climate extremes, smashed records; Also: NYC tries Ranked Choice Voting; Senate Dems battle to save American democracy -- will Manchin and Sinema join them?...

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

Guest: Coalition for Good Governance's Marilyn Marks on that and separate challenge to state's 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting...

Also: Juneteenth now a federal holiday! And SCOTUS allows religious discrimination against same-sex couples, but it could have been worse...

Also: Netanyahu finally out in Israel; 'Imminent radiological threat' at Chinese nuke plant?; 2016 whistleblower leaves prison; Callers ring in...

Guest: 9th generation West Virginian Robyn Kincaid; Also: Keystone XL is over!; COVID vaccines for the world; Biden to reportedly close Gitmo...

After WV's Dem Senator comes out against democracy and filibuster reforms, Democrats -- and democracy -- have a very real problem...

Guest: Center for Int'l Environmental Law's Carroll Muffett; Also: An insidious reason Trump wants MAGA to think he's about to be reinstated...

Also: Very good U.S. COVID news; More bad news for Exxon (but good news for the planet); Bad news for Postmaster General DeJoy...

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One court loss after another (but not for the Knicks!) over an otherwise very distracting weekend; Plus: Callers ring in!...

Including Florida, Texas, Ohio...

THIS WEEK: 80 47 ... Deal or No Deal? ... FIFA on ICE ... Trump 💖 Inflation ... Platner and Pigs ...

UPDATES: Court rejects last minute appeal, rules name must come down off building; Workers build scaffolding solely to obscure removal; By Saturday morning, name is reportedly down, sign still curtained off...

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: FL Supremes okay GOP's unconstitutional U.S. House map; Ebola outbreak explodes amid U.S. leadership vacuum...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Repub Hilton 'wins' slot in CA Guv general election; Inflation spikes again; New U.S. solar milestones despite Trump; Primary results from ND, NV, SC and ME...

Guest: Robert Weissman of Public Citizen; Also: Updates on the races for CA Guv, L.A. Mayor, Trump's evidence-free allegations of election fraud...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

THIS WEEK: Breaking News at CBS ... On the Money ... Iran and Iran We Go ...

Guest: Convicted MAGA rioter Jason Riddle; Also: Pelley charges new CBS execs pushing 'falsehoods', 'bias' into '60 Minutes'...

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