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'BradCast' 4/8/2024 (Guest: Investigative journalist Helen Santoro on accountability for Key Bridge disaster) The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman
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On today's 'BradCast': President Biden unveiled another big plan to relieve student loan debt for 30 million Americans. Corporate media helped Donald Trump deeply mislead the American public in misreporting his 'new' position on abortion rights. Ohio's Republican Secretary of State informed Democrats that President Joe Biden will not qualify for the state's 2024 ballot unless they change their party's convention date, or if the state's GOP legislature refuses to change state law like they did in 2020. Investigative journalist HELEN SANTORO of The Lever discusses her recent articles on accountability for the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a massive mega-container ship. Santoro explains how former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) ignored repeated warnings on bridge safety as he pushed to expand the port. Santoro also delves into the 1851 law that the responsible shipping company hopes will cap its liability for the billion-dollar disaster, and how Republicans have stymied modernization of the law at the behest of lobbyists from Big Oil and other industries.
On today's 'BradCast': President Biden unveiled another big plan to relieve student loan debt for 30 million Americans. Corporate media helped Donald Trump deeply mislead the American public in misreporting his 'new' position on abortion rights. Ohio's Republican Secretary of State informed Democrats that President Joe Biden will not qualify for the state's 2024 ballot unless they change their party's convention date, or if the state's GOP legislature refuses to change state law like they did in 2020. Investigative journalist HELEN SANTORO of The Lever discusses her recent articles on accountability for the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a massive mega-container ship. Santoro explains how former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) ignored repeated warnings on bridge safety as he pushed to expand the port. Santoro also delves into the 1851 law that the responsible shipping company hopes will cap its liability for the billion-dollar disaster, and how Republicans have stymied modernization of the law at the behest of lobbyists from Big Oil and other industries.
57 min