KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Slate

In a 6-3 decision, the Republicans' radical rightwing Supreme Court super-majority stripped the EPA of authority to regulate climate-warming emissions from power plants and act on the climate crisis, which could also curtail other federal agencies' actions. Slate's Supreme Court expert Mark Joseph Stern delves into the details of the ruling and its implications, other shocking rulings handed down by the rightwing Court in just the last few days, options for court reform, and an ominous case next term that could spell the end of American democracy.

Noteworthy results from critical midterm primary elections in IL, CO, OK, UT, NY , MS, SC, and NE, that include 2020 election deniers, wildly corrupt former Trump officials, and radical rightwing extremists. Some results indicate voters' rising rage over the rightwing US Supreme Court striking down women's constitutional rights to reproductive choice indicate that 'conventional wisdom' over the upcoming 2022 midterm elections may be premature during these decidedly un-conventional times. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon; John Amato, Crooks and Liars

Lots of bombshells on Day 6 of the House January 6 Committee hearings. Former top Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified to Trump's fits of rage at key moments as the plot failed; how Trump and his top aides knew violence was likely on Jan. 6 but took no action to stop it; Trump knew his supporters were armed when he urged them to storm the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power; top Trump insiders sought pardons for their roles in the failed coup attempt, and more. The J6 Committee also teased evidence of witness tampering to come. HEATHER DIGBY PARTON from Salon and JOHN AMATO of Crooks and Liars offer insight and analysis on the remarkable hearing.

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Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping center kills scores of civilians. House J6 Committee schedules surprise hearing on Tuesday with newly-obtained evidence. Rightwing US Supreme Court majority rules that White Christian coach cannot be fired for holding prayer circles on 50-yard line of public school football field (but a Black man kneeling on the field to protest racial injustice can be fired), and terminated women's constitutional right to privacy and bodily autonomy. Poll finds public's approval of SCOTUS has hit all-time low. How should the nation respond? Callers weigh in...

In a dark week in American history, the unelected extremist Republican super-majority packed onto the stolen US Supreme Court canceled reproductive rights, allowing states to force women into childbirth against their will, and disregarded the Constitution's plain text ('well-regulated') to cancel states' rights to regulate firearms. Justices Alito and Thomas fabricated justifications for rescinding rights, and Thomas called for overturning rights to contraceptives, same-sex marriage and intimacy. Pres. Biden detailed actions to defend reproductive freedoms and called on Americans to vote in November. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Lisa Graves, former Deputy Ass't. Attorney General; Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon

Day 5 of the House Jan. 6 Committee's public hearings detailed another pillar of Trump's multi-pronged scheme to steal the 2020 election from the American people: his failed attempt to decapitate Justice Department leadership and install a low-level apparatchik to do his bidding. Three former top DOJ officials revealed how narrowly the nation averted an unprecedented constitutional crisis. The J6 Committee revealed that 6 GOP congressman sought pardons for their part in the coup attempt. Columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon, and LISA GRAVES, former U.S. Deputy Asst. Attorney General and Deputy Chief for the US Court system, now current Exec. Director of True North Research, offer deep insight and analysis into the day's proceedings. Also: Rightwing SCOTUS overturned states' rights to regulate firearms, and undercut Miranda rights.

Guest: Marilyn Marks, Coalition for Good Governance

The House Jan. 6 hearings show that Georgia's GOP Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger did the right thing in not helping Donald Trump steal the 2020 election. But election security expert Marilyn Marks explains that Raffensperger is not a hero, due to GA's 'sloppy' procedures and voter suppression laws, and delves into disturbing details of how Raffensperger's office appears to be covering up a serious breach of the state's voting system carried out by Trump supporters and GOP election officials in Coffee County. DOJ issues new subpoenas to fake Trump electors. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon; 'Driftglass', Professional Left Podcast

Special coverage of Day 4 of the bipartisan House January 6 Committee hearings investigating the Jan. 6 Insurrection and Trump's multiple failed efforts to steal the 2020 election and overthrow the government. Progressive commentators Heather 'Digby' Parton of Salon and 'Driftglass' of the Professional Left Podcast offer insight and analysis of the day's proceedings, as the committee presented in detail the facts of how loser Trump was central to the coup plot. Gripping testimony from four witnesses debunked Team Trump's relentless election lies and detailed the high personal cost of being publicly targeted by Trump, his henchmen and his mob., among several disturbing revelations...

Poll shows 6 in 10 Americans believe Trump should be charged with crimes over his attempt to steal the 2020 election. Gun-toting disgraced former GOP MO Gov. Greitens in ad calls for 'RINO (Republican in Name Only) hunting'. Extremely conservative former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig warns that Trump and Republicans are a 'clear and present danger' to American democracy for publicly pledging that they will attempt to overthrow that 2024 election. Former Young Republicans leader warns Republican voters of the many ways the GOP has been lying to them for decades. Callers weigh in...

Guest: John Nichols, National Correspondent for The Nation

Guest Host Nicole Sandler speaks with John Nichols, National Correspondent for The Nation, about the 1-6 hearings and our future as a Democratic Republic, or whatever it is we are... and what it'll take for this country to survive.