KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Randall Eliason, George Wasihngton Univ. Law

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as the nation's first black female Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. New complaint cites 14th Amendment 'Insurrection' provision to challenge ballot qualifications of AZ congressmen involved in January 6. New developments in New York probes into Trump Organization fraud allegations. Former Ass't. US Attorney Randall Eliason explains new developments in Justice Department's methodical investigation into January 6 insurrectionists, working up the legal food chain to top-level coup plotters, and more. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Eric Boehlert, Press Run

Our dear friend, tireless longtime progressive media critic and frequent guest, ERIC BOEHLERT, was killed in a biking accident at 56. In tribute to Eric, we share his most recent and, sadly, final appearance on this program from Jan. 19, in which he discussed the contrast in corporate media coverage between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. His passing is a loss for the country. Also today: some accountability for January 6th.

Guest: Jeanne Devon, Alaska journalist, The Mudflats

Ukraine Pres. Zelenskyy called on UN Security Council to hold Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine, or dissolve itself. He has a point. Biden's historic SCOTUS nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, will be confirmed. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) declares that if Republicans retake the Senate majority, they will never confirm another Biden judicial nominee. Alaska political blogger Jeanne Devon offers perspective and insight on the House candidacy of former half-term Gov. Sarah Palin in a crowded field that includes a real-life Santa Claus, and the state's complicated new election system. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Susan Greenhalgh, Election Security expert, Free Speech for People; Ian Patton, Long Beach Reform Coalition

Horrific new evidence mounts of atrocities and war crimes by Russian troops against Ukrainan civilians. Pres. Biden calls Putin a 'war criminal.' Mass shooting in Sacramento leaves 6 dead. Georgia to enact new law allowing concealed carry of guns without a permit. SUSAN GREENHALGH, Senior Advisor on Election Security at the non-profit Free Speech for People, and IAN PATTON of the Long Beach Reform Coalition explain actions that must be taken to fix long-standing security vulnerabilities with L.A. County's unverifiable electronic voting system and similar devices being deployed across the nation, and ways to repair the public's crisis of confidence in our election systems.

Guest: Eric Kramer, Director, Arizona Deserves Better

New jobs report shows US unemployment now at lowest rate in a half-century. Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, NY vote be first to unionize. Voting rights advocate ERIC KRAMER explains Arizona's new draconian, unconstitutional voter suppression law, and the push to qualify a new statewide initiative for the November 2022 ballot that would overturn it, plus prevent the state's increasingly extremist Republican state legislature from enacting such measures again. House Democrats vote to decriminalize marijuana. Plus: Comedian Stewart Reynolds new ditty, 'Annoy a Nazi'...

Biden announced an historic release from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower gas prices, criticized the oil industry for profiteering, and urged a 'Use It Or Lose It' law for oil companies' 9,000+ unused drilling permits. Long term, Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act to ramp up domestic production of raw materials needed for EVs and clean energy, energy efficiency, and ending US depending on fossil fuels. Judge strikes down egregious Florida voter suppression law as racially discriminatory, placing the state under DOJ oversight under the Voting Rights Act. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Slate legal journalist

Major new study confirms that Ivermectin provides no benefit as a treatment for COVID. Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern discusses Republicans' disturbing statements indicating that in addition to overturning abortion rights under Roe v. Wade, they will seek to reverse landmark civil rights decisions establishing rights to same-sex marriage, inter-racial marriage, and access to contraceptives. Stern also explains the Court's 'shadow docket' ruling delivering racist, gerrymandered districts for Wisconsin Republicans, explosive new revelations that corrupt Justice Clarence Thomas appears to have voted to shield his own wife from legal scrutiny, and much more.

Guest: Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer

There's a 7-hour gap in Trump White House call logs on January 6, 2021 during the insurrection cited by Donald Trump, according to WaPo. Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch explains parallels and key differences between today's revelations and Watergate, why he and many Americans are deeply concerned over the seeming lack of accountability for wrongdoing despite a mountain of evidence of the Right's corruption, and actions that can be taken to ensure accountability and strengthen key democratic institutions. Also today: FDA approved second boosters for people 50+ with the new BA.2 variant now dominant in the US. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

A judge has ruled Donald Trump and attorney John Eastman 'more likely than not' committed federal felonies during Trump's attempt to steal the 2020 election. House Jan. 6 committee will seek testimony from Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, over her insane text messages urging Trump's Chief of Staff to 'fight' to steal the 2020 election. Callers weigh in on the 'slap heard around the world' at Sunday's 2022 Oscars, when actor Will Smith assaulted comedian Chris Rock, touching of a broad discussion about American culture traumatized by a years-long pandemic.

Guest: Amy Slipowitz, Freedom House

Calls grow for the impeachment of corrupt Justice Clarence Thomas over allegations of egregious conflict of interest, after revelations of his far-right activist wife's involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election at the same time that he was ruling on lawsuits seeking to overturn the election, and his vote to keep such records secret. Amy Slipowitz of Freedom House explains their new report finding a years-long decline in democracy amid the rise in authoritarianism around the world, the trends at work as autocrats gain power, and why the US has fallen in the ranking of democracies. Electric vehicles sales grow amid high gas prices, and much more...