A DAILY PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING NEWS ANALYSIS OF THE DAY'S TOP ISSUES

Background Briefing: June 18, 2018

  In Resisting Trump “We Lose Only When We Get Quiet” We begin with the relentless nature of the Trump Administration’s government by stunt and spectacle and Trump’s constant assault on our political, legal, economic, cultural and social structures in a tyranny...

Background Briefing: June 17, 2018

  The Utility of Psychological Profiles on Kim Jong-Un, Putin and Xi Jinping We begin with an analysis of why the recent summit in Singapore might be successful now that North Korea’s main propaganda outlet has broadcast a 45 minute documentary full of the...

Background Briefing: June 14, 2018

  The Long-Anticipated DOJ IG’s Report Trump is Seizing On We begin with the release of the long-anticipated report by the Department of Justice Inspector General who investigated former FBI Director Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email saga which Trump...

Background Briefing: June 13, 2018

  Normalizing Trump’s Embarrassing Amateurism We will begin with the embarrassing amateurism on display with Trump’s train-wreck leadership now being normalized as being an unorthodox way of doing business. Meanwhile it is increasingly clear that Trump hates...

Background Briefing: June 12, 2018

  Singapore Summit Light on Disarmament We begin with the choreographed Kim-Trump photo-op that was very light on substance and even lighter on the takeaway, a one-page signed agreement which promised much less than the 1994 and 2006 joint communiques, which has...