Good News! On Biden’s Economy and Trump’s Insurrectionists: ‘BradCast’ 3/24/2022
There’s plenty of bad news out there. But on today’s BradCast, we’ve got plenty of good news amid the bad…some of which is interrupted by breaking, bizarre, though hardly surprising news (at least when it comes to the corrupt Clarence and Ginni Thomas!) [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Almost all of these […]
‘Green News Report’ – March 24, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Deadly tornadoes leave trail of destruction in New Orleans and Texas; Ukraine’s nuclear agency warns forest fires around Chernobyl could release plumes of radiation; Biden warns of potential Russian cyberattacks on critical U.S. energy infrastructure; PLUS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is […]
From Koch to Dunkin to Halliburton: Naming and Shaming Those Still Doing Business in Russia: ‘BradCast’ 3/23/2022
Today on The BradCast: If you might otherwise expect a Senior Associate Dean at Yale University’s School of Business Management to be a stodgy, rightwing, so-called pro-business conservative, think again. The one joining us today, naming and shaming major international corporations for continuing to do business with Russia even after their barbaric, nearly month-long destruction […]
‘In Tonight’s Performance, the Role of Hitler Will be Played by Vladimir Putin’: ‘BradCast’ 3/22/2022
There were a surprising number of callers into yesterday’s program who seemed to believe that if the U.S. simply left Ukraine to its own devices, somehow there wouldn’t be a massive genocide and destruction of the Ukrainian state by Russia, and that it wouldn’t somehow lead to WWIII. Those callers are wrong, I’m sorry to […]
‘Green News Report’ – March 22, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Texas wildfires continue to spread across the state; Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson begin at fraught moment for climate action; Wildfire smoke is accelerating Arctic warming; PLUS: Both Antarctica and the Arctic see unprecedented, simultaneous extreme heat […]
‘Without Fear or Favor’ — Now There’s an Idea!: ‘BradCast’ 3/21/2022
We’re becoming too used to it by now, but it was another jarring start to an already busy week on The BradCast today, as we lurch once again between domestic politics and the hope for peace to somehow emerge in Ukraine. Callers ring in today on both topics. [Audio link to full show is posted […]
Sunday ‘He Said, Xi Said’ Toons
Elie Mystal Retorts (He Asked!): ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2022
It’s NICOLE SANDLER back as today’s guest host on the BradCast. [Audio link to full show is below.] My guest today is ELIE MYSTAL, Justice Correspondent for The Nation, and author of the new book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution. Elie’s point is quite logical. He says that Constitution […]
This Machine Fights Fascism: ‘Heat Pumps for Peace and Freedom!’: ‘BradCast’ 3/17/2022
No biggie, but on today’s BradCast we’ve got a great idea that can help defeat fascism, secure Europe and save the planet, while saving Americans money and adding a ton of new jobs in the U.S. But the best part of the plan may be that Joe Biden can make it all happen tomorrow without […]
‘Green News Report’ – March 17, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Republicans and Joe Manchin quash nomination of a climate hawk to the Fed; Methane emissions from coal mining far higher than previously thought; ExxonMobil loses another court bid to stop climate change legal probes; PLUS: Lake Powell hits new historic low, […]
Zelenskyy Addresses Congress, More Russian War Crimes in Ukraine, A Hope for Peace Emerges: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2022
It was a day of some light amid the darkness. As usual, these days, we’ll take what we can get. Today’s BradCast may lurch you back and forth through both, though we do end on several upbeat notes of lightness and light. Among both the light and dark stories covered on today’s program… Russia continued […]
GOP Threats to Election Officials Imperil Future of American Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 3/15/2022
As difficult as it has historically been to recruit competent, non-partisan election officials and pollworkers, a new survey suggests its about to become much worse. As we discuss in detail on today’s BradCast, that is thanks, in no small part, to persistent threats by Trump’s MAGA Mob against local election officials in the wake of […]
‘Green News Report’ – March 15, 2022
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Biden EPA unveils new rules to clean up deadly smog and pollution; Australia pummeled by weeks of record rains and deadly flooding; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underscores strategic vulnerability of fossil fuel dependence; PLUS: Consumers pay at the pump while Big […]
Sorry, But COVID Ain’t Over Yet; And Propaganda in Russia/Ukraine/US: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2022
These are dark days indeed when the rise of a new Omicron variant turns out to be one of the lighter moments on today’s BradCast. [Audio link to full show is posted below this summary.] Among the stories covered on today’s program… Some real light amid the darkness. It’s the one day of the year […]