KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Republicans, Trump's SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett, and corporate media promote myth that late Justice Scalia was an 'originalist' - it is a lie. Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act seen in the tsunami of voter suppression laws in GOP-controlled states. Voters forced to wait in hours-long lines in TX, GA in early voting due to voting system failures. Trump-appointed appeals court judges uphold TX restrictions on secure ballot drop-boxes. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Marilyn Marks, Coalition for Good Governance

Senate confirmation hearings begin for Trump's SCOTUS nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, as Republicans race to install her before Election Day to rule for Trump in election disputes and strike down the Affordable Care Act. Marilyn Marks explains new judge's ruling in Georgia lawsuit finding that the state's new, unverifiable computerized touchscreen voting system has 'security vulnerability and operational issues' but allowed their use through November. Similar systems are being forced on voters across the country, including in Los Angeles. Also today: CA GOP caught red-handed deploying fake ballot drop-boxes around the state in violation of state law.

Guest: Kenneth C. Davis, author "Strongman: The rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy"

Guest host Nicole Sandler brings us up to date on the latest news, including the foiled white supremacist plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan and overthrow the government! Nicole's guest is historian and author Kenneth C. Davis, who tells us about his latest book, "Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy"

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon; David Faris, Roosevelt Univ., The Week

Heather 'Digby' Parton and David Faris of The Week deliver analysis, fact-checking and context on Wednesday's VP debate in Utah -- including the fly that stole the show. Also today: Twitter suspends @TheBradBlog's account for a tweet accurately characterizing court filings that exposed massive errors found in Georgia's new touchscreen voting systems. See the full story w/ documentation at Bradblog.com.

Guest: Doug Pagitt, Vote Common Good

Progressive pastor Doug Pagitt of faith-based group Vote Common Good explains a fascinating new survey that shows the one key trait that helps evangelical and Catholic voters ditch their prior support for Trump. Texas Republicans' War on Voters and Voting racks up another court win to block safer voting, amid allegations of corruption against the state's Attorney General Ken Paxton. Plus: Joe Biden's effective speech at Gettysburg, PA, on healing the nation's divisions...

Corporate media is enabling Trump and Republicans to gaslight America and spread disinformation. Facebook removes false Trump post lying about the severity of COVID-19. Polls show promising gains for Democrats in several 'red' states as Republicans begin unleashing an all-out war on voting rights. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis has upended the 2020 election, and cast doubt on Senate Republican's push to ram through Trump's US Supreme Court nominee. Callers weigh in on all of the latest developments.

Guest: David Dayen - Exec Editor The American Prospect; Jason Leopold-senior investigative reporter BuzzFeed News

Guest host Nicole speaks with journalist David Dayen about Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19. BuzzFeed News' Jason Leopold tells us about his latest blockbuster story, The FinCEN Files.

Guest: Marilyn Marks, Coalition for Good Governance

Good news for voters and voting rights in the courts in Wisconsin, Indiana, Montana, Alabama, and North Carolina. Marilyn Marks, Exec. Director of the Coalition for Good Governance, explains new bombshell revelations of massive, fatal errors in the state's entire voting system database, and the push to install all-new, untested, uncertified software in the state's troubled computerized voting system just days before early voting begins. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon; Eric Boehert, media critic, PressRun

Special coverage and analysis of the first debate of the 2020 Presidential Election between Pres. Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, with opinion columnist Heather 'Digby' Parton of Salon and media critic Eric Boehlert of PressRun.