KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Investigative journalist, blogger, and broadcaster Brad Friedman's investigative interviews, analysis and commentary, as ripped from the pages of The BRAD BLOG (BradBlog.com), today's current events (if they matter) and the rest of the stuff we have to live with.

Guest: John Nichols, The Nation

John Nichols of The Nation joins us to analyze the reported results from Tuesday's primary elections in 6 states, the surprising state of play in the election and what comes next in this remarkable moment in history. Voters again forced to stand in hours-long lines. WHO officially declares coronavirus a pandemic.

Voting problems are already being reported as voters in six states head to the polls for 2020 Dem primary elections. Costly new touchscreen voting system "lost" 7,000 ballots in TX. Good news for voting rights in GA. Fire destroys Venezuela's voting machines. Sanders and Biden cancel upcoming rallies over coronavirus concerns. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Coronavirus fears tank U.S. stock market as Trump spends weekend golfing. Rep. AOC recommends voting blue, no matter who. Voting nightmares and failures from last week's Super Tuesday continue as 6 states go to polls on Tuesday. Corporate media still failing to cover voter suppression. Callers weigh in on all of the above.

Guest: Jason Leopold, Buzzfeed News

Jason Leopold, investigative reporter at Buzzfeed, joins us to discuss US District Court Judge Reggie Walton's blistering opinion effectively calling US AG Barr a liar for misrepresenting the Mueller Report's conclusions to the public - as part of a FOIA lawsuit filed by Leopold. Also today: encouraging 2020 election polls. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Jodi Jacobson, Rewire.News

Journalist Jodi Jacobson joins us to discuss Sen. Elizabeth Warren's exit from the 2020 Democratic Presidential primary race. GA county moves to hand-marked paper ballots for security. Mystery TX candidate under investigation. Fallout continues in the wake of the disastrous performance of L.A. County's costly new, 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting system.

Guest: L.A. County pollworkers Larry Dilg, "Doug"

Who could have predicted there would be a voting meltdown on Super Tuesday in a number of states? Oh, yeah, we did. Voting ground to a near-halt in many states reliant on electronic voting systems, triggering hours-long lines in many states, including CA. We're joined by two L.A. County pollworkers to talk about what went wrong and what went right during their impossibly long days of service. Also today: the reported results from 14 Super Tuesday primaries, and what comes next in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

Special coverage of the 2020 Super Tuesday primaries in 14 states, focusing on problems voters are experiencing in trying to cast their ballot -- with computer touchscreen voting systems and electronic pollbook check-in computers again the primary cause of long lines and voter difficulties. Callers in Los Angeles County share the problems they experienced trying to vote on L.A. County's costly new, 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting systems. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Voters in L.A. County are experiencing problems in early voting on the county's costly new, 100% unverifiable touchscreen voting systems. Listeners call in with questions and comments on voting in Los Angeles, and the state of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary...

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, court report, Slate

Slate's Mark Joseph Stern explains a number of recent court rulings striking down voter suppression laws passed by Republican state legislatures in laws in AZ, MO, and NC. Iowa caucus fiasco finally gets an official winner. Global financial markets plummet due to fears that coronavirus will become a pandemic. Rightwing media abuses public airwaves to spread disinformation about the virus. Plus: we'll be live on KPFK Mon. March 2 and Tues March 3, at 3pm Pacific to take your calls in advance of Super Tuesday.