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'BradCast' 10/13/2026 (Admin Defies Court Orders, Raids Dem Congresswoman; Guest: Attorney Keith Barber) by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 10/13/2026 by Progressive Voices

Kelly Clarkson’s “Pretty Woman” Store Clash: Who’s Telling the Truth? | The Karel Cast Kelly Clarkson says a Brooklyn store gave her the “Pretty Woman” treatment—assuming she couldn’t afford an item and steering her toward something cheaper. The store denies her account. What happened, and why does this story strike such a nerve? On this episode of The Karel Cast, Karel examines the dispute and th...

California Floods: A Tragedy—or a Warning We Ignored? | The Karel Cast Long Beach suffers coastal destruction. Newport Beach’s Balboa Island floods. Las Vegas faces heavy rain it wasn’t built to handle. When communities are warned about climate risks and fail to prepare, how should we react when disaster strikes? Karel shares the response that drew backlash—and asks where sympathy, accountability...

'BradCast' 10/8/2026: The Greatest Threat to Our Midterms is Trump and his Election Conspiracy Clown Car by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 10/8/2026 by Progressive Voices

This Gay Week: LGBTQ Rights Under Pressure Worldwide It’s This Gay Week, and Karel and Scott Jacobsen are taking a trip around the world to see where LGBTQ+ rights are advancing, where they’re retreating—and why the same political patterns keep appearing in very different countries. This week, there’s some genuinely welcome news: specialized 988 crisis services for LGBTQ+ young people have returne...

'BradCast' 10/7/2026: Saudi Arabia's Trump Family Bribes Not Paying Off as War Expands in Middle East by Progressive Voices

THE NEXT PANDEMIC IS COMING: Are We Ready—or Making the Same Mistakes Again? Yesterday THE NEXT PANDEMIC IS COMING: Are We Ready—or Making the Same Mistakes Again? Plague. Measles. Ebola. COVID taught us what a global outbreak can do—but did we actually learn anything from it? In this episode of The Karel Cast, Karel looks at alarming infectious-disease headlines around the world, including report...

http://www. NRDC.orgThe 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 Bob Deans, Director o...

This time on Code WACK! An estimated 5.7 million Americans are living with dementia in 2026, with that number expected to rise sharply as the population ages. And care isn't cheap. According to US News and World Report, it averages about $7,600 a month, more than $91,000 a year. For many, special care, especially ‘memory care,’ will be required at some point in their disease progression. When an a...

'BradCast' 10/6/2026: Good, Bad and Ugly News, One Month from Midterm Election Day by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 10/6/2026 by Progressive Voices

Occam's razor Is A Truth We Don't Want The Supreme Court is weighing lawsuits from states that claim oil companies are responsible for climate change, and as such, must pay other help mitigate it. But it doesn't take any great thought...of course they caused it, of course they knew it was going to happen, and of course they profited for years off of it. That's a no-brainer. So why is it even a que...

'BradCast' 10/5/2026: Why Has GA's Election Board Asked DOJ to Interfere in Their Midterm Elections? by Progressive Voices

The US Is Setting Records, And It's Not Good Yesterday America Is Breaking Records — And Not the Good Kind Record heat. Record gas prices. A potential $2 trillion AI IPO. A Hollywood superstar hitting a career low. And Donald Trump taking aim at… “vaygans”? America is setting records—but these aren't necessarily records worth celebrating. On today’s The Karel Cast, Karel takes on a weekend of extr...

The Student Debt Crisis Center takes over The Leslie Marshall Show for a special guest-hosted episode focused on what student loan borrowers need to know as the SAVE repayment plan comes to an end—and millions of Americans once again face major changes to their student loan payments. SDCC President and Founder Natalia Abrams, Executive Director Sabrina Cereceres, Lead Borrower Strategist Sabrina C...

'BradCast' 10/1/2026: Dems COULD Win US Senate Races in Previously Unthinkable Places by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 10/1/2026 by Progressive Voices

Is America Losing Its Cool? Why the World Is Moving On Is America still the country the rest of the world wants to imitate—or is something changing? A recent New York Times discussion about America’s declining “cool factor” raises a bigger question: what happened to the country that once seemed to define global culture? For decades, American influence was everywhere—Hollywood, blue jeans, jazz, ro...

'BradCast' 9/30/2026: US, Russia Collude to Weaken UN Treaty on Autonomous AI 'Killer Robot' Weaponry by Progressive Voices

The Bigger Threat Than AI Is Already Here Social Media has side effects, we know them. Here's just a list: Depression and anxiety; Lower well-being and life satisfaction; Low self-esteem, envy, and feelings of inadequacy; Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating; sleep disruption; compulsive or problematic use; fear of missing out and pressure to remain available; distraction and interference wi...

This time on CodeWACK! We’re revisiting part 2 of a powerful series from 2024 in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September. What happens when an insurer repeatedly denies treatment for a baby’s brain tumor, then the family discovers the denial is relying on adult rather than pediatric treatment guidelines? We spoke with Eunice Stallman, MD, a psychiatrist in Idaho and mother of Zoey...

'BradCast' 9/29/2026: Trump Rolls Back U.S. Fuel Efficiency Standards Amid Global Oil Crisis by Progressive Voices

‘Green News Report’ 9/29/2026 by Progressive Voices