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A 90-second radio report and podcast which keeps you informed of the key democracy issues in the U.S. Visit us at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @democracyminute. The American Democracy Minute is the successor to the Open Democracy Minute, produced from 2019 to 2022 and focused on NH democracy issues. Click on the ADM Logo on the episode, or in other players, the Play ⏯️ button. Are you a radio station? Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's A ...
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Scrood

Ben Scrood & Elly Stone

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We started Scrood to fight corruption in politics, the supreme court and and BIG, multinational business. We are a Political Humor & News Commentary podcast about gett'n SCROOD by the system--facts & laughs covering politics, big business, finance, healthcare; banking and economic systems, including truths and entertaining scroodpinions about politicians, plutocracy, wall-street, tax inequality, climate, the environment and justice inequality. Until the election, we will be focusing on polit ...
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The Open Democracy Minute is a weekly 90-second broadcast on democracy issues and legislation in New Hampshire, so voters can be better informed, and how to be civically engaged. Episodes back to 2019 can be found at https://www.opendemocracynh.org/od_minute As Granny D said, Democracy isn't something we HAVE, it's something we DO!
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Lead Strong

Shelley Moore

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It seems leadership across America is failing us. We once had leaders who believed in American ingenuity over their ego. Yet as a country, we are losing our footing. We are losing our global and local positions for innovation, growth, education, experimentation, and freedom. These unique advantages have made America strong and have been the platforms that the strongest leaders in government, schools, businesses, nonprofits, and families have built our country. We now face the intersection of ...
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 19, 2024 Utah Voters Fought Back After Their Fair Voting Districts Constitutional Amendment was Gutted by an Anti-Voter Legislature. They Won. Utah voters passed the Better Boundaries Proposition 4 in 2018, setting standards for competitive, nonpartisan redistricting. Utah’s legislature,…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 18, 2024 ‘This wasn’t politics as usual, this was politics for profit.’ U.S. Senator Robert Menendez Convicted of Bribery & Conspiracy Charges. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez was convicted July 16th on all federal charges of conspiracy, bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction and actin…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 17, 2024 Civil Rights and Democracy Champion John Lewis Remembered With National Day of Commemoration and Action July 17th July 17th marks the anniversary of the death of civil rights icon and democracy champion Congressman John Lewis. Exactly two years before he died, he gave a speech b…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 16, 2024 Wins in Wisconsin for Mail-In Ballot Voters as Drop Boxes Reinstated, Favorable Absentee Witness Decision Upheld In a win for Wisconsin voters, a more moderate Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the use of ballot drop boxes, and a state appellate court upheld a lower court’s dec…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 15, 2024 Multiple Polls Suggest that a Disturbing Number of Americans are More Accepting of Extreme Political Violence The attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life came as a shock to many Americans. But as violent rhetoric and actions have increased in recent election cycles, mult…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 12, 2024 Why People Don’t Vote Week: Some of the Solutions to Getting Nonvoters to Register & Vote Our last installment for “Why People Don’t Vote Week” discusses what solutions are being proposed to encourage eligible citizens to register and vote. The Center for American Progress outli…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 11, 2024 Why People Don’t Vote Week: You Can’t Vote if You Don’t Register — So Why Don’t Nonvoters Register? We continue our “Why People Don’t Vote Week” with why eligible citizens don’t register to vote. Polls show that it’s a combination of apathy, available time, lack of information, …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 10, 2024 Brian is on vacation this week, so we're running a series from 2022 called "Why Americans Don't Vote." Why People Don’t Vote Week: Nonvoters Cite Lack of Faith in Electoral System as Reason Not to Show Up Today, we have another in our series of why Americans don’t vote. In the 2…
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Earlier this year, at his Mara Largo dinner for the mega rich and mega polluters, Trump asked for a combined billion dollar contribution, and promised big gas and oil more G/A exporting, less (EPA) regulation, slash EV tax credits, and cut alternative energy funding. The CEO's were skeptical, figuring out that most of that billion would be pocketed…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 9, 2024 Brian’s on vacation this week, but we’re replaying a series from 2022 on why people decide not to vote. Why People Don’t Vote Week: Nonvoters Less Likely to Follow News, Discuss Politics with Others This week we’re looking at the reasons why people don’t vote. Research shows when…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 8, 2024 Brian’s on vacation this week, so we’re re-running a series from fall of 2022 on why people don’t vote. The more we understand it, the more efficient we can be in changing their minds! Why People Don’t Vote Week: Surveys Show Many Nonvoters Don’t Think Their Vote Matters This wee…
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Don the Con has the audacity to vet the financials of his possible VP choices. If they do business like him, it won't matter because it's all a BIG LIE. We are in this together, help the cause, and Let's Take 'Em Down by fighting together and sharing each other's podcasts and channels. We reach thousands of podcast listeners. Subscribe, follow and …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 5, 2024 Following Three Chaotic Years of Politician-Run Redistricting, Ohio Organizers Submit Ballot Measure Signatures for Citizen-Led Commission After three chaotic years with a politician-led commission and an anti-voter legislature failing to produce Ohio redistricting maps without g…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 4, 2024 Would the Founding Fathers Have Embraced Having Unfettered Power for the Presidency? Not Likely. Anti-authoritarian feelings ran high in the years before and after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as the Declaration’s litany of complaints against the King suggests.…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 3, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Majority Says Trump Immunity Hinges on ‘Official’ vs. ‘Private’ Actions, and Alarmingly Expands Presidential Powers The U.S. Supreme Court ruled July 1st that former President Donald Trump has criminal immunity for his “official” acts as President, but not for …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 2, 2024 North Carolina Senate Sends ‘Citizen-Voting-Only’ Ballot Measure to Voters, Fails Measure to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Literacy Test The North Carolina Senate endorsed a ballot measure June 25th prohibiting noncitizens from voting - for which there is already existing law. And the Sena…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 1, 2024 What Are ‘Open’, ‘Brokered’, and ‘Contested’ Party Conventions, and Could We See One This Summer? President Joe Biden’s poor performance at the first debate with Donald Trump precipitated conversations about nominating another candidate at the convention. Can that happen? And wha…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 28, 2024 Federal 5th Circuit Refuses Challenge to ‘Private Right of Action’ - For Now. It’s the New Battleground to Dismantle the 1965 Voting Rights Act A 2023 decision in an Arkansas redistricting case found individual voters did not have a “private right of action” to challenge the map…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 27, 2024 The SCOTUS Majority is Bent on Dismantling the Voting Rights Act. Lacking Federal Protection, Pro-Democracy States are Enacting State VRAs We reported recently on the impact of Shelby County v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court majority’s decision invalidating Section 5 of the 1965…
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Trump's hush money trial and guilty verdict has rattled Donald Trump, and he continues to spew his misinformation in his truncated and dismissive, word salad, public addresses. Listen to the truth about the jury that Trump verbally discredited, and how the process works. We are in this together, help the cause, and Let's Take 'Em Down by fighting t…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 25, 2024 Eleven Years After Shelby County v. Holder, Anti-Voter Legislatures are Stripping Voting Rights at an Alarming Rate June 25th is the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s infamous Shelby County v. Holder decision. It stripped federal oversight of states with a history of discrimina…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 25, 2024 Fines Upheld for Alaska Pastor Using His Church Organization to Funnel “Free Speech” Money to Political Groups Trying Repeal Ranked Choice Voting Last year we reported on accusations of a pastor using his Alaskan church to funnel money to an anti-ranked choice voting group. Most…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 24, 2024 State Judge Throws Out Case Against Nevada Fake Electors Over Venue; AG Vows to Appeal A Nevada county judge threw out a case against the state’s six accused 2020 fake electors June 21st, not on the merits, but citing an inappropriate venue for the case. The state attorney gener…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 21, 2024 What Voter Harassment & Intimidation Might We Face in 2024? A New Report Shows Election Officials What to Look For, and How to Combat It A new report outlines the types of harassment and intimidation we might face in the 2024 elections, how to identify it, and legal remedies to …
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Why Would Any American Vote for a Republican? Trump, the Republicans and Their Empty Promises have decimated our economy and a secure and dreams-fulfilled future. Is it true that to believe in the American dream, you would have to be dreaming? Have republican tax policies, deregulation, and their supreme court justices made the American dream the A…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 20, 2024 Remaining Accused Fake Electors Arraigned in AZ; Preliminary Hearings Conclude for Six More in Michigan Following charges for Wisconsin’s alleged fake elector scheme organizers on June 4th, Arizona arraigned the last of the 18 involved in the scheme there. Michigan completed pre…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 19, 2024 Pew Study Finds 85% of Americans Don’t Think Elected Officials Care About What People Like Them Think – Up 30% since 2000 A Pew Research Center report released in late April finds that Americans are frustrated with their federal government, and say that elected officials don’t c…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 18, 2024 The Feds Warned States to Harden Election Infrastructure. The U.S. House Appropriations Committee Just Eliminated the Election Security Grant Funding to Help States to Do It Yesterday, we reported on government warnings of foreign election interference by Russia and other actors…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 17, 2024 Brian is taking Father's Day off, but is rebroadcasting this report from April 22. Tuesday's report will build on this one, as the U.S. House Appropriations committee shockingly and short-sightedly cut funding last week for election cybersecurity state grant funding. FBI, CISA a…
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Ex president and republican front runner Donald Trump Meets With his Probation Officer, but the meeting is no ordinary meeting -- far from it. His reality is nothing like the middle class and poor when in a similar situation. A minutes long remote call with his attorney and done. His other felony conviction probation requirements are still unmet. W…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 14, 2024 NH Voter Suppression Bill Eliminates Sworn Affidavits for Voter Registration, Demanding Citizenship Documents for Otherwise Qualified Voters. It Could Disenfranchise Thousands. A voter suppression bill aimed at students and younger voters in New Hampshire has moved forward in th…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 13, 2024 FL Voters Decide Nov. 5th Whether to Keep Their Small Donor Matching Program, or Turn Funding of Campaigns Over to Special Interests Amendment 6, a repeal of Florida’s public funding of elections option, faces voters on November 5th. Such small donor matching systems help candid…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 12, 2024 More Mixed Messages from Trump and the RNC on Mail-In Voting: ‘Swamp the Vote” vs. Swamp the Courts While new messaging from the Republican National Committee and former President Donald Trump encourages turnout by early, absentee or mail-in voting, GOP lawyers in Nevada, Pennsy…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 11, 2024 North Carolina Senate Uses Anti-Masking Bill as Vehicle for Masking Dark-Money Political Donors Without a committee hearing, North Carolina Senate Republicans slipped a dark money amendment into an already controversial anti-mask bill. The amendment allows contributors to wash c…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 10, 2024 Colorado Governor Signs Election Administration Bill with Amendment Neutralizing an Open Primary and RCV Initiative; Promises Future Action Colorado’s governor signed a bill June 6th implementing several election administration changes which local election officials supported. B…
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Federal Judge Cagey Cannon reshuffles the hearing for the Trump classified documents AND ESPIONAGE CASE Instead of the original hearing and cancellation. Elite Trump gets sooo many breaks, so much consideration, so many favors, and he is still lying. Why do we the people have different rules, harsher punishments and militant behavior by law enforce…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 6, 2024 Why Was Joe Biden’s Appearance on the Ohio Ballot in Question? Partisan Politics, and Another Attempt to Derail Citizen Ballot Initiatives. Ohio has an Aug. 7th deadline for November’s candidate registration. Problem is, Joe Biden wasn’t going to be nominated until the Democratic…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 6, 2024 Wisconsin AG Files Forgery Charges Against Three Trump Alleged Fake Elector Organizers; No Charges Yet Against Signers Wisconsin’s attorney general announced felony forgery charges against three Trump fake elector scheme organizers on June 4th. Wisconsin is the fifth state to bri…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 5, 2024 After Raising the Bar to Prove Racial Gerrymandering in South Carolina Case, the U.S. Supreme Court Reopens a 2022 Arkansas Redistricting Case Is the U.S. Supreme Court aiming to take yet another chop at the 1965 Voting Rights Act? An Arkansas redistricting case has been sent bac…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 4, 2024 Kansas Supreme Court Rules There is No Natural Right to Vote for Kansas Citizens, Only a Political Right Subject to the Legislature’s Restrictions The Kansas Supreme Court issued a contentious narrow decision Friday, determining that Kansas citizens do not have a “natural right” …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for June 3, 2024 Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s South Carolina Gerrymandering Decision Finds Disturbing Guidance for Lower Courts We reported last week on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in a South Carolina case, finding no racial gerrymandering when 30,000 Black voters we…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 31, 2024 Galveston County, TX Racial Gerrymandering Case Could Weaken Voting Rights Act Protections for Mixed Minority Communities The U.S. Federal Court’s Fifth Circuit, known for its conservative and sometimes fringe rulings, recently reheard a case from Galveston County, Texas over whe…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 30, 2024 Gallup Polling Finds Americans Think a Major Third Party is Needed A poll by Gallup finds majority support for a major third party option among almost every segment of voters, ticking up to 63% last fall. This includes increases among Republicans and independents. To view the who…
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Should Supreme Court Justices Alito, Thomas and others be required to have proof of fitness prior to their appointment? Is it fair that many minimum wage security guards have more stringent pre-hire examinations than Supremes? Only in a world of Plutocrats and Oligarchs. We started Scrood to fight corruption in politics and BIG biz. We support demo…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 29, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Finds South Carolina Gerrymandering Case ‘Bleaching’ Congressional District Not Racially Motivated Back in October 2023, U.S. Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments to determine whether redistricting by the South Carolina legislature was prohibited racial …
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 27, 2024 On Memorial Day, Words from Legendary Campaign Finance Reformer, Doris “Granny D” Haddock On Memorial Day, an abridged portion of a speech at the U.S. Capitol by legendary campaign finance reformer Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the 90-year-old grandmother who walked across the U.S. t…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 24, 2024 Twelve Arizona Fake Electors Arraigned; Trump Remains an Unindicted Co-Conspirator Eleven of 18 Arizona 2020 fake electors and Trump election lawyers were arraigned May 21st on nine felony counts after being indicted by a grand jury on April 26th. Former President Trump was named…
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Republicans did it again, marching to the beat of their furor's drum. The House republicans silence a democrat for speaking the truth about Donald Trump and his criminal behavior. DJT We started Scrood to fight corruption in politics and BIG biz. We support democracy, human rights, reproductive rights, unions, justice equality, clean environment; s…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 23, 2024 Minnesota Takes More Big Steps in Expanding and Protecting the Right to Vote, Including Passing the Minnesota Voting Rights Act May 17th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an omnibus democracy reform bill which included the Minnesota Voting Rights Act, on the heels of 2023’s Dem…
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for May 22, 2024 Another Tactic to Undermine Citizen Ballot Initiatives in Arizona: Slap Signature Collectors with a Subpoena Yesterday, we reported on attempts by anti-voter legislators in Arizona to make it harder to get citizen ballot initiatives on the ballot, and a higher threshold to pass o…
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