Biden’s Ticket to Ending the GOP Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis Has Already Been Filed in Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2023
At some point, the President is just gonna have to do the right thing and stop playing footsie with disingenuous, bad faith Republicans who are holding the nation’s economy hostage over the unconstitutional debt limit law. Also, the Democratic Governor in Arizona has some splainin’ to do on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show […]
Sunday ‘Responsible’ Toons
AZ Repubs, with Dem SoS Support, Pass Landmark Election Transparency Bill: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2023
It will be a landmark moment for election transparency in Arizona, argues the man who has championed the bill for years, as discussed on today’s BradCast. Along the way, the longtime, dyed-in-the-wool progressive and non-partisan election transparency advocate has brought key allies on board, including the state’s former Republican Secretary of State and its current […]
‘Green News Report’ – May 18, 2023
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: World Meteorological Organization predicts Earth likely to blow past 1.5 degree Celsius climate target by 2027; Italy and Somalia stricken by torrential rains and deadly floods; PLUS: Buckle up — the entire U.S. will see an unnaturally hot summer, NOAA warns… […]
Dancin’ on the Dumb, Dangerous Debt Ceiling: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2023
Is President Biden falling into a dangerous GOP trap by negotiating the debt ceiling? Our guest on today’s BradCast argues that a potential disaster could and should easily be avoided entirely. BUT FIRST, while we covered the grotesque lawsuit filed by Noelle Dunphy detailing sexual abuse by the repulsive, alleged sexual predator Rudy Giuliani on […]
Trump Pardons for Sale?! A Disturbing New Lawsuit Against Giuliani: ‘BradCast’ 5/16/2023
Apologies in advance if you need to rinse off today’s BradCast with a hot shower. We did our best to keep it family friendly. It wasn’t always easy. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Among the many stories covered on today’s program… It’s Election Day in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and parts of Florida for […]
‘Green News Report’ – May 16, 2023
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Powerful Cyclone Mocha causes widespread destruction in Myanmar, Bangladesh; It’ll cost $30 billion to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico alone; PLUS: Biden EPA unveils new rules to clean up carbon pollution from the nation’s […]
Listeners Ring In On That CNN Trump Town Hall: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2023
On today’s BradCast: It was a mixed bag for democracy overseas this weekend, where (as here in the U.S.) a democratic election does not necessarily guarantee the winner will be a small “d” democrat. Meanwhile, the version of democracy we have here at home ain’t necessarily doing much better. Arguably worse, in fact. [Audio link […]
A Simple Executive Order From Biden Could End the GOP-Manufactured Debt Ceiling Crisis
President Biden has, at his disposal, a simple, yet elegant solution to the Republican-manufactured debt ceiling crisis/hostage-taking effort. On a legal level, as Harvard’s Constitutional law expert, Laurence Tribe, points out, Biden can avert an unprecedented and catastrophic U.S. Government default on its Congressionally-created debt by invoking a critical provision of the U.S. Constitution to […]
Sunday ‘CNN Exclusive’ Toons
How Reagan’s Veto Gave Birth to Today’s Mendacious Right-Wing Media Echo Chamber
A decision by President Ronald Reagan to veto [PDF] an Act of Congress that would have codified the FCC’s Fairness Doctrine into law, rather than just FCC regulation, coupled with the failure of both the FCC and Congress to expand the Doctrine to apply not only to over-the-air broadcasting, but also to ubiquitous cable television […]
CNN Gifts 70-Minute Infomercial to Trump: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2023
Democracy is not having an easy time of it of late, as both of our main stories on the always pro-democracy BradCast seem to underscore today. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] FIRST UP, after months of wrangling, Ohio‘s gerrymandered Republican state House on Wednesday decided to put majority rule up for […]
‘Green News Report’ – May 11, 2023
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Shell refinery fire in Houston finally out, but pollution concerns remain; Biden Admin proposes money-saving efficiency standards for dishwashers; Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought; Oil and gas production’s billions in public health impacts in U.S.; PLUS: Minnesota to enact […]
Exclusive: GA Delays Security Fixes to Touch-screen Vote Systems Until After 2024 Election: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2023
It’s been quite the GOP crime wave this week on The BradCast. But today, in addition to that we’ve got some disturbing — if not entirely unrelated — kinda mind-blowing exclusive news out of a federal courtroom in the great state of Georgia. [Audio link to full show follows at the bottom of this summary.] […]
Guns, the Debt Ceiling and Other GOP Terrorism: ‘BradCast’ 5/9/2023
On today’s BradCast: It’s official. Our former President has now been found liable by a federal jury for sexual assault. And, it’s not a matter of partisanship, but a matter of facts and evidence. The Republican Party has now clearly become a Party of Terrorism in these United States. [Audio link to full show follows […]