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‘Green News Report’ – August 22, 2024

With Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

Progressive Policies are the Popular Ones in Advance of the DNC: ‘BradCast’ 8/15/2024

Guest: Alan Minsky of PDA on 'Progressive Central 2024'; Also: Wall Street boom; Biden's huge win on Medicare prescription drug prices...

‘Green News Report’ – July 18, 2024

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‘Green News Report’ – February 29, 2024

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CELEBRATING 15 YEARS!

‘Green News Report’ – February 27, 2024

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OUR 15th ANNIVERSARY EPISODE!

PROGRESSIVES WIN BACK MAJORITY CONTROL OF WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT: ‘BradCast’ 4/5/2023

Guest: John Nichols of 'The Nation'; Also: 'Let's Go, Brandon!', progressive Dem wins Chicago Mayoral race; Desperate state level Repubs grinding toward violence, all-out autocracy...

Corrupt SCOTUS Still Just Making Stuff Up, This Time to Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2023

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

Is the Nation Ready for Vote-by-Mail Elections?; Biden Wins FL, IL, AZ: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2020

Guest: Montgomery County, MD Dep. Election Dir. Alysoun McLaughlin; Also: Progressive U.S. House candidate wins in IL; With all market gains since inauguration gone, Trump declares self a 'wartime president'...

Progressives Win in Chicago and PA, But May Have Fallen Short in Key WI Supreme Court Contest: ‘BradCast’ 4/3/2019

Guest: WI's John Nichols; Also: McConnell 'nukes' Senate rules again; House to subpoena 'Mueller Report', request Trump tax returns from IRS...

As 2018 Primaries Begin, So Do the Democratic Intraparty Brawls: ‘BradCast’ 2/27/2018

Guest: Howie Klein of 'Down With Tyranny!'; Also: Kushner loses his clearance and more GOP sex/hypocrisy scandals for 2018 candidates...

The 25th for 45?; Plus: Bannon Out and Over One Million Chicago Voter Records Exposed (Again): ‘BradCast’ 8/18/2017

Guest: Political scientist, author David Faris of Roosevelt University...

IL County Attorney on Extraordinary Court Order Mandating ‘Late Voting’ Next Week in Adams: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2016

GUEST: Jon Barnard on why he sued for the unprecedented remedy: 'People couldn't vote, because of a government failure. They have the right to vote, it needs to be restored, it needs to be protected.'

The Journalist Who Obtained Video of Chicago PD Killing Laquan McDonald: ‘BradCast’ 12/1/2015

GUEST: Independent journalist, FOIA activist Brandon Smith...

Martin O’Malley Slams DNC Effort To ‘Rig’ Party’s 2016 Presidential Nomination Process

Former MD Governor turned Presidential candidate equates constricted debate to a 'decree of silence'...

Pre-Marked Ballots Reported in Chicago Mayoral Runoff

City official dismisses reports as 'least effective conspiracy in history'...

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

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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'...

‘Green News Report’ – May 22, 2025

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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

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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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