'BradCast' 11/14/2023 ('Sleepwalking Towards Authoritarianism'; Also: New National Climate Assessment)
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0\xa0 The Republican-controlled U.S. House passed legislation to temporarily avert a government shutdown with the help of Democrats. Some in the corporate media are finally waking up to Donald Trump's Nazi-like rhetoric and the deeply authoritarian policies he has publicly promised to implement if re-elected. An historian warns, 'We are sleepwalking towards authoritarianism.' The Trump Campaign is trying to downplay Trump's own fascistic words. A Michigan judge rejected a challenge to Trump's candidacy under the Constitution's 14th Amendment 'Insurrection Clause.' In Georgia, Fulton County prosecutors are seeking a protective order after leaked videos revealed testimony from cooperating witnesses, in what appears to be an attempt by Trump's defense team to undermine the case and intimidate potential witnesses. The Biden Administration released the Fifth National Climate Assessment, detailing how global warming in the U.S. now outpaces the global average, every state has been affected with extreme weather disasters costing the nation $150 billion a year, and much more. President Biden also announced $6 billion in new funding to build climate-resilient infrastructure. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'