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Green News Report 11-11-2025 by Progressive Voices

Congress Has Failed America: 28 Years of Excuses, Corruption, and Chaos | Karel Cast 25-145

For nearly three decades, Congress has failed to do its most basic job — pass a full budget on time. The last time they did? 1997. The last time America actually balanced that budget? 2001. Since then, Congress has survived on stopgaps, continuing resolutions, and backroom deals that keep the lights on but leave the country broken.

While Americans struggle with healthcare costs, gun violence, and rising inequality, Congress plays politics. Roe v. Wade? They could’ve made it law. Single-payer healthcare? They could’ve acted. Tax fairness, climate action, reining in tariffs, or even holding Trump accountable — all in their power, all ignored.

This shutdown and every national crisis like it trace back to one truth: Congress doesn’t work. It’s time we demand accountability from the only branch that’s supposed to represent us — and doesn’t.

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The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works. 

The two discuss the eight Senate Democrats who caved to the GOP and gave up healthcare tax credits in order to re-open the government.

They also hypothesize Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's role in the eight Senators' decision, and whether it's time to look for a new leader for Senate Democrats.

Finally, Alex explains that it's ultimately the Republicans who have caused the health care catastrophe.

On that front, there’s a list of the 25 most vulnerable House Republicans that people should continue to focus on, and Social Security Works will continue to do protests on these matters.

Then, Brad is joined by Eve Levenson, Senior Director of Political Partnerships and Strategy at Flytedesk, 'the technology that powers college media.'

The pair analyzes last Tuesday's election results across the country, and how young voters played a huge part in determining the outcomes.

Flytedesk's key takeaways showed that young voters remain a stronghold for Democrats: across the country from VA and NJ to CA and NYC, they favored Dems strongly in last Tuesday's elections.

Young voters favored candidates who prioritized affordability. This tracks with Flytedesk's research that the economy and, in particular, costs were a top issue in both 2024 and 2025.

The gender gap among young voters remains, but is shrinking: Abigail Spanberger, Mickie Sherrill, and Zohran Mamdani all won young men by double digits, while winning young women with even larger margins.

The 'Social Security Works' website is www.socialsecurityworks.org and their handle on BlueSky is @socialsecurityworks.org. Alex's handle there is @alaw202.bsky.social.  

Flytedesk's website is www.flytedesk.com.

Eve Levenson's handle on BlueSky is @eve-levenson.bsky.social.

'BradCast' 11/10/2025: Election 2025 Victories for Democracy; 7 Senate Dems Vote to End Shutdown by Progressive Voices

Dems Cave to MAGA — Government Shutdown Ends in Total Surrender | Karel Cast 25-144

Democrats just handed Donald Trump and MAGA a massive win — again. Eight House Democrats broke ranks and voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown, with zero protections for health care or working Americans.

Once more, the so-called “resistance” flinched when it mattered most, proving why the party keeps losing ground. MAGA would never have blinked — and now Trump gets to claim victory while the American people lose.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court refuses to revisit same-sex marriage, Kim Davis is back in the headlines looking like she’s been hit by karma, and Trump’s tossing out more pardons for his corrupt friends. Is this really what MAGA voters signed up for? And where are the Epstein files everyone’s been waiting for?

Plus — you can now order your own lab tests and scans without a doctor. Is that empowerment or danger waiting to happen?

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'BradCast' 11/6/2025: Election 2025: 'Light at the end of the tunnel' by Progressive Voices

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'BradCast' 11/5/2025: Dems Win Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2025 Election 2025 by Progressive Voices

🔥 Voters Humiliate Trump As Democrats Roar Back | The Karel Cast

The blue wave is back — and Donald Trump is furious. From Virginia to New Jersey, New York to California, Democrats just swept the map, proving that Americans are ready to move on from chaos, culture wars, and Trumpism itself.

But the question now is: will Democrats finally fight like winners? Voters aren’t just rejecting Trump — they’re rejecting Biden fatigue and demanding a new, bolder progressive energy.

Meanwhile, Zohran Mamdani’s historic win and electrifying speech reminded the country what real inspiration sounds like — echoing the passion and vision of Barack Obama himself.

Still, all isn’t calm: MAGA extremists are cornered and dangerous, ICE is under fire for shocking misconduct, and America’s political crash course continues.

Plus, Karel shares a heartfelt reflection on personal transformation following yesterday’s “crash” editorial — a reminder that growth often comes from the wreckage.

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This time on Code WACK!

Why can working as a doctor in America feel like being on a battleground? What questionable tactics are insurance companies using? How are they affecting patients and physicians alike? And when coverage is denied, what can patients do? (See Helpful Links below for tips on appeals.)

To find out, we recently spoke with Dr. Erica Rowe Urquhart, a private practice orthopedic surgeon in northern New Jersey. A Harvard-trained biomedical engineer with an MD and PhD from Johns Hopkins, Dr. Urquhart is the author of the forthcoming book The Invisible Hand Wielding the Scalpel: Paying the Price in America’s Fractured Healthcare System.

This is the first episode of a two-part series.

Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

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