More Good News for Dems; More Fraud Accountability for Repubs: ‘BradCast’ 9/15/2022
Apologies in advance for all of the encouraging news on today’s BradCast! I’m sure things will be terrible and outrageous tomorrow. [Audio link to full show is below this summary.] Among the many stories covered today, however… Joe Biden’s approval rating spikes nearly 10 points in new AP/NORC polling. Retail sales grew yet again in […]
‘Green News Report’ – September 15, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: New U.N. report warns the world is heading into ‘uncharted climate territory’; Summer 2022 was the hottest ever recorded globally; Fast transition to clean energy will save the world $12 trillion, study projects; PLUS: President Biden touts historic climate bill and […]
‘Groundbreaking’ Victory for California’s Half-Million Fast-Food Workers: ‘BradCast’ 9/14/2022
We’ve got a lot of news, both good and not as good, for labor on today’s BradCast. Also, some results of some pretty crazy primary contests on Tuesday from the final three states to hold primary elections this year before November’s critical midterms. [Audio link to full show is posted after this summary.] First up, […]
As COVID Continues, Reagan’s Gift to Big Pharma is Still Endangering Global Health
We should be both relieved and outraged! Relieved that, earlier this month, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new round of booster shots specifically re-designed to address new variants of the deadly COVID virus. Outraged because, despite the expenditure of tens of billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars […]
Really Bad Voting Systems, Really Bad Politics: ‘BradCast’ 9/13/2022
The three states carrying out the final midterm primary elections of the year on Tuesday offer a great side-by-side comparison of voting systems on today’s BradCast, from the very best to the very worst in the nation. Also, Sen. Lindsey Graham offers an example of the GOP’s very worst politics, even as it is likely […]
‘Green News Report’ – September 13, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Torrential rains break historic California heat wave, capping Summer of Extreme Heat in the Northern Hemisphere; All reactors shut down at besieged Ukrainian nuclear plant; Will climate champion Charles muzzle his advocacy as King?; PLUS: Looming showdown over energy permitting reform […]
SURPRISE! Ukraine Stuns Russian Troops; Trump Shows up (in Golf Shoes) in D.C. for Some Reason: ‘BradCast’ 9/12/2022
We haven’t been able to open the phones to listeners for a few weeks on The BradCast, so today we do. [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] First up, however, the latest news on the stunning turn of events over the weekend in Ukraine, where its forces retook scores of cities that […]
Sunday ‘Special Masters and Committed Souls’ Toons
‘Trump Judges’, the Need for Structural Court Reform, and ‘Lady Justice’: ‘BradCast’ 9/9/2022
For all of the legal experts on TV and Twitter helping the nation understand a flood of ridiculous rulings by corrupt, rightwing, Federal Society-approved judges and Justices, it might also be helpful if they started pointing out the desperate need for structural change in our federal judiciary. We can’t lawyer our way out of this […]
‘Save America’? Working on It: ‘BradCast’ 9/8/2022
Since I kept my whining about the endless heat wave out here in Southern California to a minimum for a change on today’s BradCast, I’ll do so here instead. The record heat continues. And with no air conditioning at BRAD BLOG World News Headquarters, I only have the strength to muster up some quick links […]
‘Green News Report’ – September 8, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Historic heat wave strains electric grids in the U.S. West; Russia issues new threat to shut off energy exports to Europe; PLUS: Humanitarian crisis unfolding in Pakistan amid catastrophic flooding… All that and more in today’s Green News Report! GNR’s now […]
The Georgia Secretary of State’s Coffee County Cover-up Continues With New Video Evidence: ‘BradCast’ 9/7/2022
We were on this story very early. Happily, more and more of the corporate media are finally covering it. But they still do not seem to be fully grasping — or, at least, reporting on — what now appears to be Georgia‘s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger clearly covering up election related crimes carried […]
‘What’s Happening in Our Country is Not Normal’: ‘BradCast’ 9/6/2022
Like it or not, we’re back on today’s BradCast after a much-needed week off! And, as it turns out, we’ve got plenty to talk about. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.] Among the huge number of stories covered on today’s show, as we try to get caught up with both what […]
Sunday ‘Sole of the Nation’ Toons
See You in September…
We’re standing down from The BradCast (and Green News Report) this week for an attempt at some R&R before Congress reconvenes, more J6 hearings get under way, new indictments come down and midterm season begins in earnest after Labor Day. So, you should probably expect earth-shaking news this week while we’re “gone” and please stay […]