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

Background Briefing: November 26, 2018

  Could This Be the Week the Indictments Drop? We begin with what could be a very eventful week with rumors swirling that Robert Mueller may drop indictments at the end of this week and speak with David Halperin a senior fellow at Republic Report who was a...

Background Briefing: November 25, 2018

  Amazon Continues to Capture the Retail Market Following Black Friday and ahead of what has recently been labelled Cyber Monday, we examine the exodus of consumers from malls and big box stores towards online shopping dominated by Amazon. We discuss how, by...

Background Briefing: November 22, 2018

  Feeding the Hungry on Thanksgiving We begin on this Thanksgiving as families and friends gather around the table for the traditional holiday feast, and look into the uncomfortable subject of hunger in America and speak with Zuani Villarreal, the Director of...

Background Briefing: November 21, 2018

  More Outrages Which Should Disqualify Whitaker We begin with the head of a watchdog group which has filed complaints against Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker for violations of the Hatch Act that restricts political activities by federal employees. The...

Background Briefing: November 20, 2018

  The Lawyer Who Won a Stay to Block Trump’s Asylum Policy We begin with a federal judge today temporarily blocking the Trump Administration from denying asylum to immigrants who cross the border at places not designated as official points of entry into the...