KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Marilyn Marks, Coalition for Good Governance

Judge rules Trump is liable in second E. Jean Carroll defamation case. CREW files lawsuit challenging Trump's eligibility for Colorado's 2024 primary under the Constitution's Insurrection Clause. New developments in the Fulton County, GA RICO case against Trump and 18 co-conspirators. Voting security expert MARILYN MARKS explains the the critical phone call she received that first exposed the Coffee County Breach of Georgia's voting system software, a key component of the Fulton County RICO investigation, and much more. Original air-date 9-6-2023.

Humanitarian crisis in Libya from catastrophic floods. Study warns world close to breaching 1.5C temperature target. Trump-appointed US Attorney charged Hunter Biden with gun violations rarely charged. New developments in sprawling Georgia RICO case against Trump. Shareholders sue Fox News over 2020 election lies. WI GOP tries to keep rigged voting maps. Accountability for corrupt TX AG Paxton. FL Gov. DeSantis enjoyed undiclosed luxury travel from wealthy donors. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.

Guest: David Roberts, Volts Podcast, Volts.wtf

Senate Republicans criticize House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's 'impeachment inquiry' of President Biden for lack of any evidence, as far-right House Republicans block critical spending bills and threaten a government shutdown. Veteran energy journalist DAVID ROBERTS explains how the game-changing Inflation Reduction Act has already triggered massive clean energy manufacturing investments in the U.S. in its first year, how corporate media is failing to inform Americans about the I.R.A.'s direct benefits, actions everyone can take to ensure their communities thrive in the transition to clean energy, and much more.

Guest: John Nichols, The Nation

GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy flip-flopped, appeasing far-right Republicans threatening to shut down the government by announcing an 'impeachment inquiry' of President Biden, despite multiple invsetigations failing to turn up any evidence of wrongdoing. The Nation's JOHN NICHOLS explains the new scheme by Wisconsin Republicans' to impeach a newly-elected state supreme court justice who they fear will overturn their heavily-gerrymandered, 'rigged' legislative maps, and how pro-democracy forces are fighting back. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

New disasters unfold in Morocco and Libya. Hurricane Lee threatens the US Northeast. Two prominent conservative legal scholars conclude that an originalist, textualist reading of the US Constitution's 'Insurrection Clause' should disqualify Donald Trump from running in the 2024 election due to his having 'engaged in insurrection' on Jan. 6, 2021. Courts will ultimately decide, but is it a good idea? Callers weigh in.

Guest: Ernest A. Canning, BradBlog Legal Analyst

Legal analyst Ernest A. Canning explains the new scheme by Wisconsin GOP state lawmakers to hold on to power by threatening to impeach new state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, just days after her swearing in, to prevent the court from tossing out heavily-gerrymandered maps that violate the state's constitution. Donald Trump's co-defendants begin surrendering in the Fulton County, Georgia RICO indictment of their plot to steal the 2020 election. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.' Original airdate 8-22-2023.

Trump advisor Peter Navarro convicted on charges of defying a lawful Congressional subpoena. Florida GOP Gov. DeSantis' radical new anti-immigrant law is hampering hurricane reconstruction. More white Republicans convicted on voter fraud charges. New investigation reveals a long-standing voter suppression cabal in heavily Republican Coffee County, GA, home of the now-infamous voting system breach. Our latest 'Green News Report'. Songwriter Billy Bragg counters the viral country song touted by rightwing media with one of his own, 'Rich Men Earning North of a Million.'

Guest: Marilyn Marks, Coalition for Good Governance

Judge rules Trump is liable in second E. Jean Carroll defamation case. CREW files lawsuit challenging Trump's eligibility for Colorado's 2024 primary under the Constitution's Insurrection Clause. New developments in the Fulton County, GA RICO case against Trump and 18 co-conspirators. Voting security expert MARILYN MARKS explains the the critical phone call she received that first exposed the Coffee County Breach of Georgia's voting system software, a key component of the Fulton County RICO investigation, and much more...

We're back! January 6 insurrection leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison after sedition conviction. Alabama court rules GOP-controlled state legislature violated US Supreme Court order to redraw its racist, gerrymandered maps. Florida judge tosses out GOP legislature's racially gerrymandered maps. Some high-profile Republicans suggest Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 presidential race under the Constitution's 14th Amendment Insurrection Clause, as top election officials grapple with the question. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'