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Category: Bush Legacy

Why Haspel’s Nomination to Head CIA Matters to an American Whose Father Was Tortured in WWII: ‘BradCast’ 4/6/2018

Guest: Ernest A. Canning; Also: GOP 'Green Party' dirty tricks in MT's U.S. Senate race; And, the movement to repeal the 2nd Amendment...

  • , 4/06/2018 - 
  • 6:24 pm PT
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Torture: A Crime Then And Now (Revisited)

If Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee to lead CIA, were subjected to the same standards that were applied by the Allies after WWII to those who tortured my father, she would now be languishing in prison...

  • , 4/02/2018 - 
  • 12:36 pm PT
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John Bolton and the Terrifying Fox ‘News’-ification of the U.S. Govt: ‘BradCast’ 3/23/2018

Guest: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler; Also: Trump signs spending bill, lies about it, calls for unconstitutional line-item veto...

  • , 3/23/2018 - 
  • 6:37 pm PT
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Trump Turns to Torture: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2018

CIA nominee oversaw unlawful waterboarding, destruction of evidence at U.S. secret prison; Also: Trump brags about lying to allies; More good 2018 news for Dems; Rep. Louise Slaughter RIP...

  • , 3/16/2018 - 
  • 6:16 pm PT
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Senate Democrats Vote to Gut Dodd-Frank (and Other Disasters of the Day): ‘BradCast’ 3/15/2018

Guest: Bartlett Naylor, former U.S. Senate Banking Comm. investigator; Also: New Russia sanctions, FL bridge collapse, TX chemical explosion...

  • , 3/15/2018 - 
  • 6:31 pm PT
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‘Moron’ Fires Tillerson, Names Lackey CIA Chief to State, Promotes Bush-era Torturer to Lead CIA: ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2018

Guest: National Security journalist Marcy Wheeler...

  • , 3/13/2018 - 
  • 6:01 pm PT
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Trump, Kim and ‘The Madman with a Gun’: ‘BradCast’ 3/9/2018

Also: Swamp things! White House, EPA grant ethics waivers to dozens of 'ex'-lobbyists to work on issues related to their corporate clients...

  • , 3/09/2018 - 
  • 6:00 pm PT
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Trump Admin’s Own New Report Debunks the Great GOP Deregulation Con: ‘BradCast’ 3/8/2018

Guest: David Roberts of Vox; Also: Trump's terrible tariffs; Good news for voters in WA and CA; U.S. Senators query U.S. voting system vendors...

  • , 3/08/2018 - 
  • 6:09 pm PT
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Kim’s Olive Branch, Putin’s New Weapons, Trump’s Unending Chaos: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2018

Guest: Nuclear policy analyst Stephen Schwartz; Also: Top WH economist quits; Clueless Trump calls for 'paper backup' to protect 2018 elections...

  • , 3/06/2018 - 
  • 6:40 pm PT
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As ‘Trump Fatigue’ Sets In: ‘BradCast’ 1/30/2018

Guest: Philadelphia Daily News' Will Bunch on staving off 'Trump Futility Syndrome'; Also: Debunking Trump lies about the economy (and the environment) in advance of SOTU and the 2018 midterms..

  • , 1/30/2018 - 
  • 5:00 pm PT
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Trump is a Symptom, Not the Disease: ‘BradCast’ 1/12/2018

In wake of President's reported 'shithole countries' comment, the GOP's toxic, racist policies are laid bare in the U.S. and across the globe...

  • , 1/12/2018 - 
  • 6:43 pm PT
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The GOP’s Long Presidential Protection Racket: ‘BradCast’ 12/27/2017

Guest: The Intercept's Jon Schwarz; Plus: Kobach loses in court; Battle over election results and control of VA House continues...

  • , 12/27/2017 - 
  • 5:55 pm PT
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After GOP Tax Scam Passes, Will Dems Finally Leverage Popular Resentment of the Rich?: ‘BradCast’ 12/19/2017

Guest: Political scientist Spencer Piston of Boston University...

  • , 12/19/2017 - 
  • 5:48 pm PT
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Pelosi’s Misguided Anti-Impeachment Calculus

When needed to prevent catastrophe and preserve the rule of law, impeachment is both a necessity and a superior political strategy...

  • , 11/18/2017 - 
  • 2:44 pm PT
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The ‘Secret’ Corporate Lobbying Past of VA’s GOP Gov. Candidate Ed Gillespie: ‘BradCast’ 10/25/2017

Guest: Reporter Mike Stark of ShareBlue; Also: The coherent, corporatist, anything-but-populist rightwing Republican agenda of Donald Trump...

  • , 10/25/2017 - 
  • 6:33 pm PT
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