KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: 'Climate Guy' Guy Walton, meteorologist

Senate Democrats won the majority in a test vote to begin debate on the For The People Act, but the Republican minority blocked the motion, which failed to meet the 60-vote super-majority threshold required in our undemocratic Senate. Sen. Krysten Sinema misleads on filibuster reform. Meteorologist 'Climate Guy' Guy Walton explains the impacts of human-caused climate change on the record-breaking heat wave and drought in the U.S. West, how to improve media coverage of the climate crisis, and more. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Marilyn Marks, Coalition for Good Governance

Voting rights advocate Marilyn Marks delivers an update on a challenge to Georgia's massive new voter suppression law that attacks press freedom and criminalizes routine election reporting, increases opportunities for voter intimidation, and much more (Brad is a co-plaintiff on the suit). Marks also discusses a 2nd lawsuit that seeks to stop GA from using new, unverifiable, hackable computerized Ballot-Marking Devices, with info on how listeners can join an online forum hosted computer and election security experts on Tuesday, June 22 to examine BMD security issues. Also today: Senate Democrats plan a test vote of the For The People Act. AZ democracy advocates pressure Sen. Sinema to reform the filibuster.

Guest: Former Congressman and Cleveland Mayor Dennis Kucinich

Guest host Nicole Sandler is joined by former and perhaps future Mayor of Cleveland, former Congressman Dennis Kucinich.

14 Republicans voted against creating Juneteenth holiday. Important details on US Supreme Court rulings upholding Obamacare, and religious discrimination against LGBTQ parents. GA voting rights champion Stacey Abrams endorses Sen. Joe Manchin's (V-WV) voting rights compromise proposal. Leaked audio suggest Manchin is open to reforming, but not eliminating, the filibuster. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Marcy Wheeler, national security journalist

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), has been blocking voting rights reform bill, the For The People Act. Today Manchin released a list of 'compromise' points, offering a path forward on critical democracy reforms to counter a wave of GOP state voter suppression laws. National security journalist Marcy Wheeler explains unreported details of the Trump DOJ's stunning surveillance of Democratic congress members who Trump regarded as his political enemies. Wheeler explains the lack of judicial oversight and limits on data collection (which Democratic lawmakers have previously defended), and actions that lawmakers must take to protect the public.

Guest: John Bonifaz, Free Speech For People

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced new proposals to address the rise of domestic terrorism in the U.S. New revelations show Trump directed Justice Department to promote his baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 election. John Bonifaz of Free Speech For People explains the new effort to launch a task force at DOJ to investigate potential civil and criminal wrongdoing by the Trump Administration, Garland's disturbing continuation of some Trump/AG Barr policies, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Biden repairs relations with U.S. allies at G7, NATO meetings. U.S. COVID death toll hits 600,000. Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu booted from power after 12 years, as new coalition seeks to heal divides. Problems at Chinese nuclear plant. NSA whistleblower Reality Winner released from prison. Callers weigh in on all of the above and much more...

Guest: Michael Mechanic, Mother Jones

Blockbuster revelations show how Trump's wildly corrupt Justice Department spied on members of Congress, even while blocking legal congressional subpoenas. Stunning ProPublica report demolishes the myth that the rich pay more in taxes than everyone else, revealing how America's billionaires have paid little to no federal taxes on their vast wealth. Mother Jones Senior Editor Michael Mechanic explains how the super-rich take advantage of loopholes to legally pay zero taxes, how it hurts average Americans and the nation as a whole, and what actions can be taken to repair a tax system that rewards wealth over actual work.

Developer cancels Keystone XL pipeline after years of sustained opposition. Mass arrests at protest to stop construction of Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota. Southwest 'mega-drought' intensified by climate change pushes Lake Mead reservoir to all-time record low, with CA reservoirs at 50% capacity. Pres. Biden in Europe to repair foreign relations, as new survey shows global public opinion of US soaring in contrast to Trump era. TX corrupt AG Paxton under another investigation. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Robyn Kincaid, Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Campaign

Keystone XL pipeline cancelled, this time permanently. Biden to donate 500 million vaccine doses to the world, and will attempt to close Guantanamo Bay detention center. GOP filibustered Sen. Joe Manchin's Paycheck Fairness Act. Manchin (D-WV) opposes democracy reform legislation, despite massive popularity in his home state. West Virginia's own Robyn Kincaid explains the history and mysteries of Joe Manchin, his family's political dynasty, key factors at play (including a massive dark money campaign to pressure Manchin to block the Biden agenda), and more...