CA’s New Insulin Plan a Shot in the Arm Toward Socialized Medications, Ending Patent Abuse
The state of California is embarking on a ground-breaking effort to manufacture and distribute a life-saving drug. The plan also deals a first major blow to private pharmaceutical companies that have long abused the nation’s legal system for profit at the expense of the health of the citizenry. “On my first day in office I […]
Sunday ‘Redacted’ Toons
Former Guy, Repubs Crashing; ‘Dark Brandon’, Dems Rising: ‘BradCast’ 8/26/2022
As the summer season winds down on The BradCast, the contrast between the two major parties, their respective leaders and their prospective near-term fortunes could hardly be more stark, as illustrated by a very lively conversation on today’s program. [Audio link to full show is posted at end of this summary.] On Friday, all eyes […]
Our Grueling, Necessary State-by-State Fight for Reproductive, Voting Rights: ‘BradCast’ 8/25/2022
Until (and unless) Democrats can pick up at least two seats in the U.S. Senate this November in order to reform the filibuster — while retaining their majority in the U.S. House and control of the White House — the fight for personal freedoms, such as reproductive rights and voting rights, is going to remain […]
‘Green News Report’ – August 25, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: More than half of Europe grappling with worst drought in 500+ years; Climate change action is way more popular than Americans realize; Increased risk of leukemia for kids living near fracking wells, study finds; PLUS: Saudi Arabia pushes to become a […]
‘Jaw-Dropping’ Spike in Voter Registration for Young, Dem Women After ‘Roe’ Overturned: ‘BradCast’ 8/24/2022
For some, it was a political “earthquake” on Tuesday. For us here at BradCast, it largely served to confirm what we’ve been arguing for many months now: Reports about a Democratic shellacking this fall are greatly exaggerated. And, the swing-district Democratic win in a New York U.S. House special election on Tuesday isn’t the only […]
Misuse of the Espionage Act of 1917 and its 2022 Use Against Donald Trump: ‘BradCast’ 8/23/2022
On today’s BradCast: Based on the FBI’s unsealed warrant for their recent court-approved search at Mar-a-Lago, we now know that our disgraced former President is being criminally investigated by the Dept. of Justice for violation of at least three federal statutes. One of them — the one which has arguably received the most headlines — […]
‘Green News Report’ – August 23, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Dallas-Fort Worth latest in the U.S. to be hammered by record rains and floods; China rationing energy supplies due to record heat and drought; Unprecedented number of U.S. homeowners at financial risk from flooding; PLUS: Bad news and good about PFAS […]
Democracy This Fall? Or the Fall of Democracy?: ‘BradCast’ 8/22/2022
Longtime listeners of The BradCast know that we see democracy as pretty much the number one issue that makes pretty much everything else possible. Even the climate crisis comes second for that reason. Congressional Democrats, on the other hand, have yet to make the threat that democracy itself now faces in America, thanks to Donald […]
Sunday ‘S-P-O-Naj’ Toons
‘Asserting the Truth is Seen as Political’ at U.S. Corporate Media Outlets: ‘BradCast’ 8/19/2022
Today on The BradCast: Our U.S. corporate media are still cowed by the radical Right and still failing in their Constitutional mandate to inform and educate the electorate; a few quick items from the UNconventional Times files in advance of the 2022 midterms; and a much-needed new tune to leave you whistling on the way […]
Electric Trucks; Election Recounts; Weisselberg Guilty Plea; Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit: ‘BradCast’ 8/18/2022
Years ago, the month of August was considered the slowest news month of the year. Those years are obviously over. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Among the stories covered on today’s BradCast… There are some huge economic advantages on the horizon for large companies who transition their fleets to all-electric vehicles, including […]
‘Green News Report’ – August 18, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Inflation Reduction Act’s landmark climate action is now the law of the land; Western states hit with unprecedented water cuts; Massachusetts passes sweeping climate and energy bill; PLUS: California proposes big changes amid historic drought… All that and more in today’s […]
‘Emptywheel’ on Trump, Espionage and the FBI Seizure of Stolen NatSec Docs at Mar-a-Lago: ‘BradCast’ 8/17/2022
On today’s BradCast: What you need to know about the stolen national security documents retrieved by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago and the trouble Trump is in. And, about the known results of the strange-world-we-now-live-in primaries and special elections yesterday. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.] First up, those elections, as based […]
Biden Signs Dems’ Landmark Climate, Health Bill; Trumpers Inciting Domestic Violence, Extremism: ‘BradCast’ 8/16/2022
We really do have (at least) two Americas at this point. One America, led by President Joe Biden and his Democratic party in Congress, who have now triumphantly signed into law the largest climate bill in U.S. history, which also includes landmark measures to make healthcare cheaper for tens of millions of Americans. And another […]