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Ahead of the first of three presidential debates between President Trump and Joe Biden, we speak with David Cay Johnston, founder and editor-in-chief of DCReport.org, who says the bombshell New York Times report on Trump's taxes highlights the existence of "two income tax systems, separate and unequal." The Times reports that Trump paid no federal income tax in 10 of the past 15 years and just $750 in 2016 and 2017. In a follow-up report, the Times reveals Trump made $427 million in connection to the hit reality TV show "The Apprentice," providing him a financial lifeline as other investments lost money. "People who own their own businesses, like Donald Trump, are under a different system," says Johnston.

In a historic victory for unhoused people, Philadelphia city officials agreed to hand over 50 vacant homes to a community land trust, following months of organizing and protest encampments. We hear from one of the organizers and speak to Philadelphia-based Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, who has written extensively about housing insecurity and says the direct actions there are applicable across the U.S. "This dynamic exists all over the country where you have both empty housing and houseless people, a completely irrational expression of what American capitalism means," Taylor says. The sustained movement in Philadelphia established "a model for what all tenant organizing and activist groups should be taking up, which is occupy the space, occupy the properties and put political pressure on public housing authorities to do their job and house people that are unhoused."

Historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor says the Breonna Taylor case is contributing to an "unfolding dynamic of radicalization" in the United States as people see repeated cases of police misconduct go unpunished. A grand jury recently declined to charge any of the officers involved in the 26-year-old EMT's killing for her death. "To have it go through the 'proper channels' and still come out with a rigged decision raises existential questions for people about the legitimacy of the institutions of governance in the United States," says Taylor, assistant professor of African American studies at Princeton University.

FEATURING KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY – The UK-based media outlet Channel 4 News has just published bombshell reports about the 2016 Trump campaign’s microtargeting of voters. Having obtained a copy of the massive database of U.S. voters the journalists determined that the campaign had disproportionately marked Black voters for “deterrence,” which means they would be targeted with...

FEATURING WILLIAM I. ROBINSON – The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States has shone a spotlight on the violence of the state on primarily Black bodies at the hands of law enforcement. While much has been written about police violence and the carceral state, few have connected explicitly that the police state is...

The New York Times published part 2 of its explosive analysis of decades of President Donald Trump tax returns showcasing the lies that he told about his success as a businessman. The Times was able to point out that while Trump was telling viewers of his reality TV show The Apprentice that his businesses were...

I'll try to keep my BradCast summary as short and sweet as possible, as tonight's Presidential Debate in Cleveland begins shortly --- with full special coverage of it on tomorrow's program! [Audio link to today's full show is posted below.] Among the stories covered today, beginning with some good news and slowly sliding downhill from there... At [...]

IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Texas town's water system shut down due to deadly, brain-eating amoeba; Trump Administration opens up nation's largest protected forest to logging; Pebble Mine CEO resigns after boasting about obedient Alaskan politicians; PLUS: Trump's nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not an advocate of the environment or public [...]

If you haven't already heard about the huge news regarding Donald Trump's taxes, I strongly recommend you go read it, because it's quite stunning. And yet, we didn't have enough time on today's BradCast to more than wave at that news at the top of the show. That's because the news at the [...]

Trump's MO of Lying, Cheating and Stealing to Tie up IRS Auditors for Years Until They Give up and Cry Uncle | Congress's Gutting of the IRS's Revenue Collection Capabilities | Ahead of Tonight's Debate, Will Biden Get Tough While Staying Presidential? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Trump Exposed as a Spectacularly Inept Businessman and a Serial Tax Cheat | Gloria Steinem on Her Friend, Hero and Guide Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Following Robert Cardillo, It's Time For Mattis, McMaster, Tillerson and Kelly to Speak Upbackgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

A Top Intelligence Official Warns Trump Decisions Are Not Based on Real-World Facts But on What's Good For Him | The Politics Behind the Choice of Amy Coney Barrett | Religious Dogma's Influence on Barrett's Approach to the Law and Whether it Serves Justice For All backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia