KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Court battles over election procedures and voting rights continue in battleground states as Donald Trump and Republicans fight to make voting harder and more dangerous during the pandemic. Some good news for absentee voters in WI, but mixed news in Ohio. Trump attacks NV Gov. Sisolack (D) for criticizing his COVID-19 super-spreader event and lies about the state's election procedures. Corporate media fails to inform public about impact of climate change on record fires and hurricanes. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Jenny Cohn, Election security advocate

An update on the devastating fires in CA, OR, and WA, and Hurricane Sally bearing down on the Gulf Coast. Trump visits CA to deny climate science. Election security advocate Jenny Cohn explains huge security vulnerabilities in our nation's election systems - including remote access software installed on voting machines in key battleground states -- and tips for voters to protect their vote and to get involved.

Guest: Courtney Hostetler, Senior Counsel, Free Speech For People

In a stunningly 'dishonest, despicable' ruling, Trump's newly-flipped rightwing majority on the 11th Circuit appeals court today upheld Florida Republicans' racist poll tax denying voting rights to non-wealthy former felons. WI rightwing state supreme court halts absentee ballot mailings in last-minute ruling, despite elections officials' warning they will be unable to meet statutory deadlines. Election attorney Courtney Hostetler discusses troubling new rulings in several states, as voting rights groups attempt to address unequal, unsafe and unconstitutional voting conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic that endanger voters and pollworkers.

Guest: David Sirota, TMI Newsletter

Donald Trump confirms he intentionally misled the public about the threat of COVID-19, revealed in audio recordings with journalist Bob Woodward. Investigative journalist David Sirota discusses whether Woodward had a duty to warn the public 7 months ago, and the corruption of 'access journalism'. Microsoft report contradicts Trump Admin. on Russia and China election interference. DHS whistleblower says he was ordered to alter intelligence reports to match Trump's false claims on national security and antifa, and downplay threats from Russia and white nationalists. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Slate legal reporter

U.S. West grapples with unprecedented wildfires, intensified by climate change. Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern explains the Trump Justice Department's stunning, unprecedented move to protect Trump from a defamation lawsuit brought by author E. Jean Carroll, stemming from her allegations that he raped her in the 1990s. Stern also discusses good news out of North Carolina, where a court has struck down the state's racist voter suppression law that has deprived former felons of voting rights since 1877. Plus: Noteworthy primary results from NH and RI.

Guest: Will Goodwin, VoteVets.org

Army Veteran Will Goodwin of VoteVets.org discusses blockbuster report that Trump disparaged fallen members of the military as "losers" and "suckers," Trump's failures on national security, and the stark choice for voters in November. CA grapples with record heat and wildfires. Ransomware attacks on public schools provide ominous warning to counties that rely on computerized voting. Plus: the sad, sudden passing of progressive activist and lawyer Kevin Zeese.

Guest: Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! blog

Congressional expert and progressive blogger Howie Klein explains what happened in the Massachusetts Democratic primary, including challenges by Rep. Joseph Kennedy III to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, and progressive Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse against powerful establishment Rep. Richie Neal. Also today: PA state supreme court will hear lawsuit to expand mail-in voting deadlines due to COVID-19. Texas Republicans sue to block Houston election officials from sending absentee ballot request applications to voters.

Guest: Author/historian Rick Perlstein, Editor-in-chief of The 19th* Andrea Valdez

Guest host Nicole Sandler speaks with author and historian Rick Perlstein about his new book, 'Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980'. She's also joined by Andrea Valdez, the Editor in Chief of a new non-partisan, non-profit news organization run by women called The 19th*

Guest: Dan Partland- Producer/Director "Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump"

Guest host Nicole Sandler speaks with Dan Partland, Producer/Director of the new film, "Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump"

Guest: Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! blog

Congressional expert and progressive blogger Howie Klein explains what happened in the Massachusetts Democratic primary, including challenges by Rep. Joseph Kennedy III to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, and progressive Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse against powerful establishment Rep. Richie Neal. Also today: PA state supreme court will hear lawsuit to expand mail-in voting deadlines due to COVID-19. Texas Republicans sue to block Houston election officials from sending absentee ballot request applications to voters.