Articles by: Brad Friedman

Brad Friedman is an independent investigative journalist, blogger, broadcaster, trouble-maker, muckraker and all-around swell fellow. He is the founder of The BRAD BLOG and the host of the nationally syndicated ‘BradCast’ over your public airwaves.

Trump Family Corruption Cometh…But So Does Our Opposition: ‘BradCast’ 12/17/2024

Immunity denied to felon Trump in NY; The Family's crypto-corruption on display in UAE; A few thoughts on overcoming 'militant pessimism'...

Mistallied Contests Discovered in Ohio County, as Oligarchy Rises in D.C.: ‘BradCast’ 12/16/2024

Hand-count reverses results in Ashtabula County; FBI informant pleads guilty to Russian lies about Ukrainian bribes (not) paid to Bidens; Trump Cabinet picks donated millions; Tech/media billionaires pay tribute...

Sunday ‘Barrel Bottom’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Kashing In ... Billionaire Broligarchy ... Slow Learners ... Exiting Autocrats ...

Trump Admits He Can’t Lower Grocery Prices (Though the Biden Administration Just Did): ‘BradCast’ 12/12/2024

Also: 1,500 Presidential commutations in one day; DOJ I.G. report released on the FBI and Trump's Jan. 6 insurrection; NC Repubs pull off massive power grab; Film and TV legend Dick Van Dyke sends us home smiling...

What ‘Unprecedented and Powerful Mandate’?: ‘BradCast’ 12/11/2024

Guest: Julia R. Azari of Marquette Univ.; Also: Malibu fire expands; FBI Director to quit; New charges in WI GOP's 2020 fake Trump Elector plot...

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...

A Bad Weekend for Authoritarianism; Also: To Pardon or Not to Pardon?: ‘BradCast’ 12/9/2024

Syria falls, S. Korea on the brink, Romania to rerun Presidential election after Russian interference; And callers ring on whether Biden should issue preemptive pardons to Trump's enemies...

Sunday ‘Teeny Tiny’ Toons

THIS WEEK: What Mandate? ... Cabinet Medicine ... Concept Plans ... Pardon-pocrisy ...

Fox ‘News’ and GOP Get Their Hateful War on Trans Kids at SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 12/5/2024

Guest: Law Dork's Chris Geidner; Also: 7.0 quake, tsunami warning in CA; Island nations fight for survival amid climate change at U.N. High Court...

‘The Mind Boggles at Potential for Corruption’ in Trump Tariff Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 12/4/2024

Guest: Author, financial journalist David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Final U.S. House seat called in CA, flips from 'red' to 'blue'; '2000 Mules' filmmaker apologizes for film's fraudulent 'fraud' claims...

In Defense of Democracy from S. Korea to N. Carolina (and Beyond): ‘BradCast’ 12/3/2024

Also: Control of MN House hangs on incredibly close race and tossed ballots; WI's 13-year old anti-union law found 'unconstitutional'...

Hunter’s Pardon: ‘BradCast’ 12/2/2024

Also: Biden-Harris 2020 cybersecurity chief questions 2024 results; Trump's latest corrupt appointments; Listeners ring in...

Sunday ‘First Things First’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Religious 'Freedom' ... The Felon-Elect ... Tariff-ied ... The Great Xcape ...

Sunday ‘No Such Agreement’ Toons

THIS WEEK: A Cabinet of Crooks, Kooks and Corrupted Curiosities...

How (and Why!) to ‘Extend an Olive Branch’ to MAGA Family Members Over the Holidays: ‘BradCast’ 11/21/2024

Guest: Rich Logis of 'Leaving MAGA'; Also: War crimes warrant for Netanyahu; Hegseth 'sexual assault' details; Gaetz out as Trump A.G...

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‘Dangerous Times’: Climate Scientist Warns Trump ‘Censorship’ Endangering National Security: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2026

Guest: Dr. Peter Gleick; Also: Admin deported at least 50 legal Venezuelan migrants; Judge says South Sudan deportations violated court order

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The Attempted 2018 Voter Suppression Begins: ‘BradCast’ 8/20/2018

And other news, both good and bad, around the country and world, 78 days out from the midterm elections...

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Sunday ‘Cutting Corners’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Big Barbaric Bill ... Conman's Clowns ... Anti-Semitism ... In Memoriam ...

‘A World of Tyrants, Bribes, and Influence’: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

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And Then They Came for Members of Congress…: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2025

Guest: Attorney Keith Barber; Also: Noem doesn't know what Habeas Corpus means; Paramount owner wants CBS News to roll over to Trump...

‘Green News Report’ – May 20, 2025

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Appeals Court Blocks Last Route for Voters to Challenge Violations of the Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2025

Guest: Justin Levitt, former Dep. Asst. A.G. at DOJ; Also: Springsteen sounds alarm; Far-right loses in Romania; SCOTUS blocks Trump again...

Sunday ‘Now Hoarding’ Toons

THIS WEEK: From the Middle East ... to Capitol Hill ... and Across the MAGAVerse ...

Mad World: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2025

Birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions at SCOTUS; GOP tax and health care cuts in the House; Eliminating FEMA, dismantling NWS before hurricane season; Noem's surreal tattoo testimony; Souter's warning...

‘Green News Report’ – May 15, 2025

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