KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Despite economists' warnings, Trump/GOP refuse to extend unemployment benefits that have kept the U.S. economy alive. Trump's antics attempt to distract from failed COVID-19 response. Fox News pushing Americans to work in unsafe conditions while they stay home. New study finds 36,000 American deaths could have been avoided if shutdowns had started 1 week earlier. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, Penn State Univ.

Michigan grapples with double disasters - floods from two dam failures amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump attacks MI with false claims on absentee voting and threatens to cut off federal funding. Oregon's all-vote-by-mail primary results in doozy of a GOP Senate candidate. Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann explains new studies showing hurricanes intensifying and the stunning drop in emissions during coronavirus shutdowns.

Guest: Marcy Wheeler, national security journalist

National security researcher Marcy Wheeler explains AG Barr's unprecedented motion to dismiss charges against Trump's former Nat'l Security Adviser Michael Flynn (despite Flynn's guilty pleas) and his reversal of his own DOJ's recent filings. FL Health Dept. whistleblower says she was ordered to censor and falsify COVID-19 data to support GOP Gov. De Santis' decision to reopen against health experts' recommendations. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Covid-19 economic impact; Anti-shutdown protests

Trump fires State Dept. Inspector General amid an investigation into Sec. of State Mike Pompeo. Anti-shutdown protesters threaten reporters. Rep. Justin Amash drops out of 2020 presidential race. Missouri partially expands vote-by-mail voting rights. CA Gov. Newsom expand partial re-opening. Callers weigh in...

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House Dems remove controversial "K St. Bailout" from next coronavirus relief bill, thanks in part to progressive media reporting. HHS whistleblower and virologist Dr. Rick Bright testified to a House subcommittee Thursday on the many unspeakable failures of the Trump Administration to respond to the coronavirus early, when it could have saved lives, and warned we face "the darkest winter in modern history" in 2020. New study warns COVID-19 spreading rapidly in 'red' states. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: David Dayen, The American Prospect

FBI seizes Sen. Richard Burr's (R-NC) cell phone in insider trading investigation. Judge in Michael Flynn case takes unprecedented action. Appeals court revives Emoluments Clause lawsuit against Trump. David Dayen delves into new jobless numbers and other indicators of the crushing toll coronavirus is taking on the economy, how near-record unemployment was Congress' plan, and the negotiations over Congress' next bailout bill.

Guest: Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny

Trump appears to have committed voter fraud in FL. Trump and Fox News try to out new disinformation campaign to distract from his catastrophic failure of a pandemic response, making false allegations about Pres. Obama. Progressive blogger Howie Klein explains how and why Democrats won and lost in Tuesday's elections, and details the landscape for progressives in upcoming primary elections in 20 states...

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two historic cases involving Trump's attempts to shield his tax and financial records from state and federal officials. Dr. Anthony Fauci issues stark coronavirus warning that quickly reopening the country will lead to "suffering and death." Trump and GOP lie about special House election in CA-25 and Republican mayor's request for additional polling site. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Stephanie Kelton-economist, author, MMT Expert;

Lisa Graves - former Deputy Asst Attorney General

Guest host Nicole Sandler checks in with economist, MMT expert, author and educator Stephanie Kelton to try to understand our economic situation in the wake of Friday’s jobs report showing 20.5 million jobs lost in April and an unemployment rate of over 14%, and forecasts that it’s going to get worse.
Then, on the heels of the Attorney General completely upending due process and the rule of law on Friday, we talk with Lisa Graves, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the US, one of about 2000 former DOJ officials who’ve signed on to a letter asking Barr to resign.

Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, Slate

Supreme Court expert Dahlia Lithwick discusses this week's historic, first-ever live-streamed oral arguments, the infamous toilet flush, and how cases on religious freedom, reproductive rights and gun rights illuminate the tension between "freedom to" vs. "freedom from." Also: two members of Trump White House test positive for COVID-19, AZ reinstates independent virus modeling team, and more...