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On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 One institution after another seems to be burning to the ground, either literally or metaphorically. The historic, 850-year old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames today, but its famous bell towers may have been saved. Trump's U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced he will release his redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump Campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election.\xa0 House Democrats have inexplicably extended the deadline for the Treasury Dept. to turn over Trump's tax returns, while the Administration continues to flaunt federal law requiring the requested materials be given to Congress. Death threats escalate against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after Trump posted a video grossly mischaracterizing her comments referencing the 9/11 attacks. A white male arsonist has been charged with hate crimes after burning down three African-American churches in Louisiana. Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially announced his run for the Democratic nomination for President over the weekend, calling for restoration and expansion of voting rights. Republican state legislatures in Tennessee and Arkansas move to erect barriers to voter registration drives and citizen-led ballot state ballot initiatives.\xa0 University of Kentucky College of Law election Professor JOSHUA A. DOUGLAS discusses his new book 'Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting', which details how regular citizens are succeeding around the country in expanding voting rights, even in the face of the dark forces trying to restrict access to the voting booth, by taking action themselves.\xa0 Douglas offers a list of groups, initiatives, and actions that readers can take, and gain inspiration to take action in their own home towns and states.