'BradCast' 12/23/2021 (Guest: The Nation's John Nichols on labor union victories)
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 Unionized Kellogg's workers in four states approved a new five-year contract after a long 11-week strike, and said that vocal, public support from lawmakers like President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) buoyed their resolve to keep going despite threats by the corporate behemoth to replace them with new, permanent (scab) replacements. Author and longtime progressive journalist JOHN NICHOLS of The Nation explains this and other victories for unionized labor this year, how workers are overcoming anti-labor practices by big corporations to exercise their right to fight for better wages and working conditions, and how the proposed Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act in Congress could help workers across the nation. In a wide-ranging discussion, Nichols also discusses Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-WV) betrayal of his party on Biden's Build Back Better Act, and what it may mean for the future of the filibuster and federal voting rights legislation. Nichols also explains his fascinating new article on the FBI's weird scrutiny of\xa0 the classic holiday film 'It's a Wonderful Life' as a Communist tool back in the 1950s, and his upcoming new book on accountability for 'Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers'.\xa0 Also today: two Republicans get caught doing the right thing in public -- including a certain former president's sudden public support for COVID vaccines. ExxonMobil managed to fit in one last disaster before year's end with a refinery explosion near Houston. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'