‘Both Sides’? Really, Liz?: ‘BradCast’ 4/13/2021
Hopefully today’s BradCast, if nothing else, serves as a friendly reminder that Liz Cheney — whether or not she met the incredibly low Republican bar by voting to impeach Donald Trump after the January 6th MAGA Mob insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — is still not your friend, much less some sort of hero. [Audio […]
‘Green News Report’ – April 13, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: U.S. West sinks deeper into drought, setting up dangerous fire season and water cutbacks on the Colorado River; California unveils sweeping wildfire prevention plan; Major battery company settlement allows Georgia EV factory to move ahead; PLUS: NOAA predicts above-average 2021 hurricane […]
The SCOTUS-Approved, FCC Ownership Rule Catch-22: ‘BradCast’ 4/12/2021
On today’s BradCast, our lonely fight to save what is left of our public airwaves continues, as mainstream media outlets continue to benefit from — and therefore do not bother to report on — the march toward full corporate ownership of what were once our prized and protected airwaves. [Audio link to full show is […]
SCOTUS Approves FCC Rule Allowing Further Consolidation of Local Media Outlets
While I was researching a piece last September about Sinclair Broadcasting’s illegal TV ownership shell game, I stumbled into a Supreme Court case. Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chair, Ajit Pai, had filed a case at SCOTUS, Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project [PDF], which would allow one media conglomerate to own the local […]
Sunday ‘Avoid the Politicks’ Toons
GOP ‘Legislative’ Agenda Now Being Carried Out by Activist Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 4/9/2021
On today’s BradCast: Maybe we’ve been too quick to say that Republicans no longer have any governing philosophy or legislative agenda. They do. And it’s being carried out. Just not be elected officials. [Audio link to full show is posted below.] But first up today, following ‘good’ news for Alabamians on yesterday’s BradCast, as the […]
The Swift and Pathetic Downfall of AL’s Sleazy Sec. of State John Merrill: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2021
We try like crazy to avoid sleazy, tabloid sensationalism on The BradCast. But, at this point at least, the Republican Party has made that pretty much all but impossible. Just covering any of the latest actual, legitimate news from the party which seems to be in free fall right now, necessarily requires a whole bunch […]
‘Green News Report’ – April 8, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: President Biden responds to Republican attacks on his infrastructure jobs plan; New analysis warns of looming wave of abandoned oil and gas well; Treasury to leverage private spending to decarbonize economy; PLUS: GM goes all in on all-electric future… All that […]
Overcoming Trump’s Sabotage to Restore the Landmark Iran Nuclear Deal: ‘BradCast’ 4/7/2021
The long, necessary and arduous ‘Clean up on Aisle 45’ isn’t only a domestic challenge. The disgraced former President also left a disastrous mess behind in hard won foreign alliances and unilaterally broken international agreements. On today’s BradCast, we dive back into the landmark, 7-party nuclear accord with Iran which Donald Trump not only violated […]
Dems Hit Legislative Jackpot in Senate While Repubs Continue Twisted Trip to Looneyland: ‘BradCast’ 4/6/2021
We have several fairly stunning plot twists to try and make sense of on today’s BradCast, as Democrats hit a potential legislative jackpot in the U.S. Senate and Republicans pretend to turn against big business while actually turning against small government. [Audio link to the full show follows the summary below.] Among the many stories […]
‘Green News Report’ – April 6, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Florida races to prevent massive toxic wastewater breach in Manatee County; Biden Administration pushes back on Republican opposition to infrastructure jobs package; Japan sees earliest cherry blossom peak in 1,200 years; PLUS: Victory for breathers in Springfield, Massachusetts… All that and […]
Vaccination Nation: ‘BradCast’ 4/5/2021
Both Desi and I, as seen in the photo, got our first COVID vaccine shots over the weekend! It was on the same day that a record 4 million Americans also received shots. And it was, in various ways, both revelatory and relieving as discussed on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows summary […]
Sunday ‘Hippity Hoppity’ Toons
U.S. EAC Sued After Allowing Modems in E-Vote Systems Following Private Meetings with Vendors: ‘BradCast’ 4/2/2021
We’ve got another sorry tale on today’s BradCast of yet another federal “watchdog” agency clearly captured by the industry corporations that it is supposed to be overseeing and/or regulating. This time, democracy itself is at stake. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.] But first up today, we had quite a bit […]
Paying the High Price of Corporate Capture: ‘BradCast’ 4/1/2021
If only lawmakers in GOP-run states gave as much of a damn about their own residents as they do for the corporations which fund their campaigns. If only those corporations gave as much of a damn about their own customers as they do about the possibility of being boycotted and losing profits. Or, as my […]