Articles in Category: Prison Industrial Complex

Even Slavery is on the Ballot This Year in 5 States: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2022

Guest: Theeda Murphy of No Exceptions Prison Collective; Also: Corrupt SCOTUS helps Trump on tax returns, Graham on GA testimony...

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Brad Friedman,
11/1/2022 -
6:01 pm PT

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‘Barbaric’ SCOTUS Decision Blows Away Precedent on Juvenile Justice, Offers Very Dark Warning: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2021

Guest: Slate legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Biden soaring in polls, young voters hopeful again about the future...

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Brad Friedman,
4/23/2021 -
6:27 pm PT

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State Repubs Using Phony 2020 ‘Fraud’ Claims to Push Real Electoral Reforms, Restrictions: ‘BradCast’ 1/26/2021

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Insiders aided insurrection; Biden's executive actions, move to end private prisons; Schumer wins Senate power battle, Repubs vote to nix Impeachment, cling to filibuster...

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Brad Friedman,
1/26/2021 -
6:53 pm PT

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‘For the Virus, It’s Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel’: Don Siegelman on the Prison COVID-19 Explosion: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2020

An exclusive conversation with AL's former Dem Governor and former federal (political) prisoner; Also: Sanders suspends Presidential run...

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Brad Friedman,
4/8/2020 -
6:54 pm PT

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Trump Appointment Spree; Cohen ‘Deserves’ Prison Time: ‘BradCast’ 12/7/2018

Guest-Host Angie Coiro with a slew of Mueller news and three new Trump noms; Revisiting the Bush Legacy; Huawei as spy?; And guest Lara Bazelon on justice for the wrongly imprisoned...

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Angie Coiro,
12/7/2018 -
6:17 pm PT

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American Carnage?: One Year of ‘Trump Justice’: ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2018

Guest: Justin George of The Marshall Project; Also: FL initiative to restore former felon voting rights qualifies for November ballot, dirty Trump Family laundry, and 14 years of muck-raking at The BRAD BLOG!...

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Brad Friedman,
1/24/2018 -
6:19 pm PT

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Impeachable Offenses: Trump’s Malevolent ‘ObamaCare’ Lie: ‘BradCast’ 10/17/2017

Also, Guest: Pastor Michael McBride on the 'Cost for Peace vs. Death' and cutting gun violence rates in communities which need it most...

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Brad Friedman,
10/17/2017 -
6:32 pm PT

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Sessions Rolls Back Criminal Justice Reform, Trump Digs Himself Deeper: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2017

Guest: Former Asst. DA Ames Grawert of Brennan Center...

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Brad Friedman,
5/19/2017 -
6:38 pm PT

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DoJ Announces ‘End’ of Private For-Profit Federal Prison System; Plus: GOP ‘Civil War’ vs. Reality: ‘BradCast’ 8/18/2016

Guest: Carl Takei of ACLU's National Prison Project...

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Brad Friedman,
8/18/2016 -
6:01 pm PT

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NY Primary Voting Problems (Real and Fake); Prison Industrial Scam Bites MS ‘Conservatives’: ‘BradCast’ 4/19/2016

GUEST: HuffPo Washington Bureau Chief Ryan Grim...

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Brad Friedman,
4/19/2016 -
4:52 pm PT

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Ending Mass Incarceration; Debunking New Fox ‘News’ Lie About Voting: ‘BradCast’ 10/13/2015

GUEST: Michael Collins of Drug Policy Alliance

PLUS: GOP now coming apart at the seams...

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Brad Friedman,
10/13/2015 -
4:43 pm PT

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It’s Not Just Baltimore and Bernie Jumps In: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2015

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Brad Friedman,
4/29/2015 -
5:25 pm PT

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HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Knocks It Out of Park on America’s Shameful Prison Problems

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Brad Friedman,
7/21/2014 -
12:46 pm PT

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Disturbing Questions About Our Government and the So-Called ‘War on Drugs’ – [PART 3 of 3]

Is the evil, that many cite as indicative of the 'failure' of the 'War on Drugs,' actually a perverse indices of its success?

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/20/2012 -
8:05 am PT

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Disturbing Questions About Our Government and the So-Called ‘War on Drugs’ – [PART 2 of 3]

Would legalization disrupt the economics of the Prison Industrial Complex and its pool of slave laborers?...

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/18/2012 -
7:05 am PT

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

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

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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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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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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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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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Articles in Category: Prison Industrial Complex

Guest: Theeda Murphy of No Exceptions Prison Collective; Also: Corrupt SCOTUS helps Trump on tax returns, Graham on GA testimony...

Guest: Slate legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Biden soaring in polls, young voters hopeful again about the future...

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Insiders aided insurrection; Biden's executive actions, move to end private prisons; Schumer wins Senate power battle, Repubs vote to nix Impeachment, cling to filibuster...

An exclusive conversation with AL's former Dem Governor and former federal (political) prisoner; Also: Sanders suspends Presidential run...

Guest-Host Angie Coiro with a slew of Mueller news and three new Trump noms; Revisiting the Bush Legacy; Huawei as spy?; And guest Lara Bazelon on justice for the wrongly imprisoned...

Guest: Justin George of The Marshall Project; Also: FL initiative to restore former felon voting rights qualifies for November ballot, dirty Trump Family laundry, and 14 years of muck-raking at The BRAD BLOG!...

Also, Guest: Pastor Michael McBride on the 'Cost for Peace vs. Death' and cutting gun violence rates in communities which need it most...

Guest: Former Asst. DA Ames Grawert of Brennan Center...

Guest: Carl Takei of ACLU's National Prison Project...

GUEST: HuffPo Washington Bureau Chief Ryan Grim...

GUEST: Michael Collins of Drug Policy Alliance

PLUS: GOP now coming apart at the seams...

Is the evil, that many cite as indicative of the 'failure' of the 'War on Drugs,' actually a perverse indices of its success?

Would legalization disrupt the economics of the Prison Industrial Complex and its pool of slave laborers?...

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