KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Don Siegelman, former Governor of Alabama (D)

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Republican state legislatures in MO and OH are undermining election law to block voter-led initiatives codifying reproductive rights into law. Alabama's GOP state legislature is openly defying a U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering them to draw a second Black- majority House district. Alabama's former Gov. DON SIEGELMAN (D) explains Alabama's racist Jim Crow past and present, its racially discriminatory death penalty regime, Republicans' stunning defiance of the US Supreme Court, and solutions for reform. Original airdate 7-24-2023.

PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! Hurricane Hilary in the Pacific Ocean is making an 'exceedingly rare' beeline for the Southwestern U.S., bring rain and flooding. North Carolina's GOP-controlled state legislature over-rode vetoes to ram through unspeakably cruel laws targeting transgender children. Texas' GOP-controlled state legislature implements radical interference in Harris County's (Houston) elections. New voter lawsuits petition Wisconsin state supreme court to order new, fair legislative maps and hold new emergency elections for ALL seats in the heavily-gerrymandered state senate next year. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Heather Digby Parton, Salon; Keith Barber, Daily Kos

Award-winning Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and former attorney KEITH BARBER of Daily Kos join us for legal and political analysis of Trump's newest criminal indictment in Georgia, related to his alleged multi-state criminal enterprise to steal the 2020 Presidential election from Georgia voters and the American people.

Guest: Accountability; Environment

Fulton Co. District Attorney Fani Willis announced Monday that a grand jury indicted disgraced former Pres. Donald Trump and 18 others on 41 criminal charges, including a criminal racketeering (RICO) enterprise scheme. The charging document details the many different unlawful ways in which Trump and his co-conspirators tried to steal the 2020 election in Georgia and other states, including the breach of voting systems in Coffee County, GA, as first reported on 'The BradCast.' Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Susan Greenhalgh, Free Speech for People

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New revelations indicate that disgraced former Pres. Trump was directly involved in a multi-state conspiracy to breach, copy and distribute sensitive voting system software, particularly in Georgia. Election security expert SUSAN GREENHALGH explains the new revelations (which are based on Greehhalgh's own detective work); the apparent cover-up by state officials of an unlawful breach of Coffee County, Georgia's election system, and the threat the breaches pose to the 2024 election. Montana judge sides with youth in landmark climate lawsuit, finding the state violated their constitutional rights.

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In a fawning interview, corrupt Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito falsely asserted that Congress has no authority to regulate the Court, ignoring the explicit text of Article 3, Sec.2. The article was written by an attorney with a landmark case pending before the Court seeking to declare any 'wealth tax' to be unconstitutional. Trump racks up new court losses, with new criminal indictments looming. Callers weigh in. Original airdate 7-31-2023.

Guest: Shaggy Jenkins, Maui radio veteran

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The death toll continues to rise in catastrophic wildfires on Maui, Hawaii that have utterly destroyed the historic town of Lahaina. Maui radio veteran SHAGGY JENKINS explains the status of rescue/recovery operations, impacts on the community, and much more, including how to best help the people of Maui. New report finds US extreme storms account for 70% of all losses from weather disasters globally in 2023 so far. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) ridiculously downplays the deadly costs of climate change. Plus listener mail and our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Robin Marty, West AL Women's Center

Voters in Ohio crushed Issue 1, the GOP-controlled state legislature's deceptive scheme to trick voters into restricting their own rights in a failed attempt to pre-empt an abortion rights amendment in November. Reproductive healthcare expert ROBIN MARTY explains the great news in Ohio, the authoritarian horror show playing out in states that have criminalized abortion care, ways to protect access in every state, and much more. Also today: Massive wildfires cause widespread devastation in Hawaii.

Guest: Keith Barber, Attorney, DailyKos contributor

Big election day in Ohio, where early voting suggests voters may succeed in defeating the GOP state legislature's sneaky, anti-democratic scheme to make it more difficult for voters to pass statewide ballot measures. Trump attorney hilariously claims a technical violation of the Constitution' isn't actually unlawful. Attorney KEITH BARBER delivers a helpful RICO primer on potential racketeering charges that may be brought against Donald Trump in Georgia over his attempts to steal the 2020 election. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

A critical special election is underway in Ohio, where the GOP-controlled state legislature is misleading and lying to voters about Issue 1, which would make it harder for voters to pass citizen-led initiatives. The 'Two Justins' in Tennessee handily win re-election after being wrongly expelled by the state's white Republican legislature. Pres. Biden has signed new orders to reform the military's handling of sex assault cases, and expanded medical benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Callers weigh in...