Articles in Category: Mainstream Corporate Media

FCC Chair Issues New ‘Threat’ to Broadcasters; NPR Confirms DOJ’s ‘Missing’ Trump ‘Rape’ Docs: ‘BradCast’ 2/24/2026

Guest: Harold Feld of Public Knowledge; Also: Dem calls missing docs on allegation of Trump rape of 13-year old, 'largest cover-up in U.S. history'...

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Brad Friedman,
2/24/2026 -
5:43 pm PT

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‘No More Fig Leaves’: Antisemitism Rising Inside MAGA, GOP: ‘BradCast’ 2/18/2026

Guest: Investigative journalist Art Levine; Also: Colbert, CBS and the FCC...

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Brad Friedman,
2/18/2026 -
6:24 pm PT

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‘Green News Report’ – November 4, 2025

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

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Desi Doyen,
11/4/2025 -
10:44 am PT

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FCC Renews Sinclair’s Baltimore TV Licenses Despite Complaint from Petitioner Who Died Waiting

But the five-year fight ain't over just yet...

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Sue Wilson,
8/13/2025 -
10:05 am PT

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‘Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens’: Media Conglomerates Continue Trump Capitulation: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2025

Guest: Timothy Karr of Free Press; Also: MI, RI, DE, WA special election and primary results; RFK Jr. cuts funding for COVID, flu vaccines...

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Brad Friedman,
8/6/2025 -
6:29 pm PT

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Not a Drill! Trump Gutting News Media and Press Freedoms from Right to Left, Public to Private: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2025

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

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Brad Friedman,
7/21/2025 -
6:46 pm PT

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Mamdani’s Apparent Win in NYC Mayoral Primary Augurs New Generation of Progressives Rising: ‘BradCast’ 6/25/2025

Guest: John Nichols of 'The Nation'; Also: Senate Parliamentarian nixes a number of Trump/GOP budget bill provisions...

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Brad Friedman,
6/25/2025 -
6:34 pm PT

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Nation’s Largest Broadcaster Mandates News Outlets Hoax Viewers to Help Gut FCC Rules: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2025

Guest: Media activist Sue Wilson; Also: Judge orders VOA restored; '60 Minutes' chief quits over Trump-pressured corporate meddling...

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Brad Friedman,
4/23/2025 -
7:00 pm PT

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Trump’s FCC on Precipice of Ending All Limits on Corporate Control of Local TV News Stations

Nation's largest broadcaster orders all of its TV newsrooms to run deceptive deregulatory campaign as 'news'. But you can push back!...

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Sue Wilson,
4/23/2025 -
6:35 am PT

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What Trump’s Order for the ‘Immediate Expansion of Timber Production’ Really Means (and Costs): ‘BradCast’ 3/19/2025

Guest: Climate Analyst Matt Sedlar; Also: Splashdown in the 'Gulf of America'; More Trump court losses; And why giving up isn't an option...

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Brad Friedman,
3/19/2025 -
6:25 pm PT

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Voice of America’s Chief Nat’l Correspondent on Trump Silencing VOA for First Time Since 1942: ‘BradCast’ 3/17/2025

Guest: Steve Herman laments shutdown of 'beacon that burned bright during darkest hours' as 'a national tragedy' and gift to U.S. adversaries...

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Brad Friedman,
3/17/2025 -
4:40 pm PT

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Defending the Free Press Against White House Assaults (and Jeff Bezos): ‘BradCast’ 2/27/2025

Guest: Former WaPo columnist, editor Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: Why we still need the corporate media, but need them to do better...

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Brad Friedman,
2/27/2025 -
6:44 pm PT

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Trump Barely Won Nationally, But in ‘News Deserts’ It Was a Landslide: ‘BradCast’ 12/10/2024

Guest: Media reporter Paul Farhi; Also: Trump DoJ spied on Kash Patel...

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Brad Friedman,
12/10/2024 -
6:35 pm PT

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U.S. VOTERS GIVE SECOND PRESIDENTIAL TERM TO CONVICTED CRIMINAL, ADJUDICATED RAPIST: ‘BradCast’ 11/6/2024

Harris concedes, vows peaceful transfer, continuing 'fight for freedom'; Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

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Brad Friedman,
11/6/2024 -
5:44 pm PT

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Donald Trump is Promising to be a Lawless, Authoritarian President. We Should Believe Him: ‘BradCast’ 10/29/2024

Also: More on cowardly WaPo owner Bezos, Trump supplicant Musk, and the menacing threat of America's ascendant billionaire oligarchy...

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Brad Friedman,
10/29/2024 -
6:14 pm PT

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Repubs Seek Immunity Law for Big Oil; White South Rising Again After SCOTUS Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2026

Guest: Laura Peterson of Union of Concerned Scientists; Also: Trump panel calls for FEMA cuts as MS slammed by another tornado swarm...

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‘Green News Report’ – May 7, 2026

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Time to Reform our Illegitimate Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2026

Guest: Alicia Bannon of NYU's Brennan Center for Justice; Also: Primary and special election results in OH, IN, MI...

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The Corrupt Hypocrisy of SCOTUS’ VRA Ruling in the Middle of Primary Election Season: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2026

Also: 'Project Deadlock' in Strait of Hormuz as Admin pretends ill-fated, unlawful, continuing Iran War is over; The conflict's very real, if ironic, upside...

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‘Green News Report’ – May 5, 2026

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Billionaires Spending Millions to Fight Against, Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2026

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: GOP states scramble to write Black districts out of existence; A warning for CA vote-by-mail voters...

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Steyer Facing Deceptive Fire in CA Gubernatorial Race for Call to Eliminate ‘Trump Loophole’

Trump-allied GOP opponent lying about progressive billionaire's proposal to end state's corporate 'property transfer loophole'...

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‘86 47’ or ‘Weekend at Donnie’s’: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2026

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on the SCOTUS VRA ruling and fallout, the ballroom, Iran, Comey, Kimmel and much more!...

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4/30/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – April 30, 2026

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Corrupt SCOTUS Undermines U.S. Constitution, Guts Last Remaining Protections of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2026

Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

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Trump’s Activist Rightwing ‘Originalist’ Judges Strike Again in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 4/28/2026

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Dem takes polling lead for U.S. Senate in TX as Repubs brace for 'sour, ugly, bad, bleak' midterm elections...

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4/28/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – April 28, 2026

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Trump, Repubs Exploit Failed Assassination Plot to Advance Ballroom Blitz: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2026

What we know about the alleged shooter, Trump's opportunist response, corrupt contracting for the ballroom, fury at being described as a 'pedophile'; Also: Callers ring in!...

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4/27/2026 |
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Articles in Category: Mainstream Corporate Media

Guest: Harold Feld of Public Knowledge; Also: Dem calls missing docs on allegation of Trump rape of 13-year old, 'largest cover-up in U.S. history'...

Guest: Investigative journalist Art Levine; Also: Colbert, CBS and the FCC...

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

But the five-year fight ain't over just yet...

Guest: Timothy Karr of Free Press; Also: MI, RI, DE, WA special election and primary results; RFK Jr. cuts funding for COVID, flu vaccines...

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

Guest: John Nichols of 'The Nation'; Also: Senate Parliamentarian nixes a number of Trump/GOP budget bill provisions...

Guest: Media activist Sue Wilson; Also: Judge orders VOA restored; '60 Minutes' chief quits over Trump-pressured corporate meddling...

Nation's largest broadcaster orders all of its TV newsrooms to run deceptive deregulatory campaign as 'news'. But you can push back!...

Guest: Climate Analyst Matt Sedlar; Also: Splashdown in the 'Gulf of America'; More Trump court losses; And why giving up isn't an option...

Guest: Steve Herman laments shutdown of 'beacon that burned bright during darkest hours' as 'a national tragedy' and gift to U.S. adversaries...

Guest: Former WaPo columnist, editor Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: Why we still need the corporate media, but need them to do better...

Guest: Media reporter Paul Farhi; Also: Trump DoJ spied on Kash Patel...

Harris concedes, vows peaceful transfer, continuing 'fight for freedom'; Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

Also: More on cowardly WaPo owner Bezos, Trump supplicant Musk, and the menacing threat of America's ascendant billionaire oligarchy...

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Guest: Laura Peterson of Union of Concerned Scientists; Also: Trump panel calls for FEMA cuts as MS slammed by another tornado swarm...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Guest: Alicia Bannon of NYU's Brennan Center for Justice; Also: Primary and special election results in OH, IN, MI...

Also: 'Project Deadlock' in Strait of Hormuz as Admin pretends ill-fated, unlawful, continuing Iran War is over; The conflict's very real, if ironic, upside...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: GOP states scramble to write Black districts out of existence; A warning for CA vote-by-mail voters...

Trump-allied GOP opponent lying about progressive billionaire's proposal to end state's corporate 'property transfer loophole'...

THIS WEEK: RIP VRA ... '86 47' by the Seashore ... Ballroom Grift ...

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on the SCOTUS VRA ruling and fallout, the ballroom, Iran, Comey, Kimmel and much more!...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Dem takes polling lead for U.S. Senate in TX as Repubs brace for 'sour, ugly, bad, bleak' midterm elections...

With Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

What we know about the alleged shooter, Trump's opportunist response, corrupt contracting for the ballroom, fury at being described as a 'pedophile'; Also: Callers ring in!...

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