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Third-Party Myopia v. Democracy’s Survival

2024 needs transformative solidarity to overcome corrupt, authoritarian forces unleashed with the help of past third-party campaigns...

UPDATE 7/17/24: RFK Jr tells Trump he'll win; asks for job in his administration; UPDATE 8/23/24: RFK Jr. suspends campaign; Stein on ballot in 18 States; West in only 3...

Trump’s Ridiculous ‘Immunity’ Case Finally Heard by His Corrupted SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 4/25/2024

Guests: Former Dep. Asst. AG Lisa Graves, former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason; Also: Meadows, Giuliani, 16 others charged in 2020 AZ fake elector plot; CA now running regularly on 100% renewable energy...

New York Trump Trial Mid-Week Ketchup: ‘BradCast’ 4/24/2024

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, Keith Barber of Daily Kos; Also: PA primary results; Biden signs Ukraine aid bill; SCOTUS revisits abortion rights; AZ House Dems repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban...

‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2024

Trump NY criminal trial update; Also: SCOTUS nixes Lake's 2022 fraud claims; WI U.S. Senate candidate 'doesn't oppose' elderly voters; Trump/RNC's 'election integrity' plan; AZ GOP Rep's apparent 'petition fraud'...

SCOTUS Suddenly Concerned About Over-Criminalization … for J6 Insurrectionists: ‘BradCast’ 4/17/2024

Guest: LawDork's Chris Geidner; Also: Scam GOP impeachment trial ends in one day; AZ Repubs spike repeal of 1864 abortion law (again); Voter turnout doubles in AL's new majority minority U.S. House District...

‘Titanic Law’ Reform Just Tip of Iceberg in Quest for Baltimore Bridge Collapse Accountability: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2024

Guest: Investigative journalist Helen Santoro; Also: Could OH block Biden from 2024 ballot?; Big media help Trump lie about his abortion position; Biden unveils new student loan debt relief for 30 million Americans...

‘It All Comes Down to Brett and Amy’: Another Week of Stunning Federal Judiciary Debacles: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2024

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern on two ridiculous cases, increasing court dysfunction; Also: Primary, Special Election results from AZ, FL, IL, KS, OH, CA; And the Biden EPA's 'biggest climate move yet'...

American ‘Bloodbath’: ‘BradCast’ 3/19/2024

Trump is promising political violence whether he wins or loses; Also: Navarro goes to prison; Scofflaw MI MAGA attorney arrested; SCOTUS allows TX to override federal law, Constitution; Biden's SOTU success...

Corporations ‘Taking a Bazooka’ to Federal Labor Board in Hopes of Declaring it ‘Unconstitutional’: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2024

Guest: Labor journalist, author Steven Greenhouse; Also: Putin steals another election; Trump tries to avoid coughing up $450M in NY...

After Accountability for Fraud, What’s Next for the Corrupt NRA and Gun Safety Reforms?: ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2024

Guest: Kelly Sampson of the Brady Center; Also: Biden, Trump clinch noms; Judge nixes 6 counts in Trump's GA conspiracy indictment...

SCOTUS ‘Insurrection Clause’ Ruling a ‘Sham’ Says Group That First Raised Constitutional Concern: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2024

Guest: Ron Fein, Legal Director of Free Speech for People; Also: Sweden joins NATO; Biden to aid Gaza via sea port; 'No Labels' to choose 'Unity' ticket; TX utility admits culpability in state's record wildfires...

Subsequent Wednesday: Results, Problems, Fallout From Super Tuesday: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2024

Biden, Trump (mostly) sweep; Haley drops out; McConnell endorses; Protests haunt Dem victories in MN, CA; Few (though some noteworthy) Election Day voting system failures...

Racial Gap at Polls Has Widened Since SCOTUS Gutted Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 3/5/2024

Also: New rightwing voter suppression schemes in swing-states; Sinema not running again; Trump CFO headed back to prison; New charges for Menendez; 'Christian' Liberty U. covered up sex abuse, rape crimes...

SCOTUS Guts U.S. Constitution’s ‘Insurrectionist Clause’ to Keep Trump on the 2024 Ballot: ‘BradCast’ 3/4/2024

Guests: Former Deputy Asst. A.G. Lisa Graves; Legal journalist Chris Geidner; Also: Haley wins a primary; And a Super Tuesday preview...

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