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

Background Briefing: August 20, 2019

  Another Cowardly Retreat by Trump After a Call from the NRA We begin with President Trump’s latest reversal of a promise to do something about recurring gun massacres in this country with his capitulation to the NRA after a phone call from its head Wayne...

Background Briefing: August 19, 2019

  Ghislaine Maxwell’s Mystery and Scandal-Plagued Family We  begin with the mysterious woman who was reported to be Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend turned procurer and pimp last seen reading a book about the CIA at an In-N-Out burger joint across the street...

Background Briefing: August 18, 2019

  The Antifa-Proud Boys Battle in Portland We begin with the showdown between the loose affiliation of anti-fascist groups, Antifa, and groups of neo-Nazis, white supremacists and the hate group Proud Boys in one of the most liberal cities in the country,...

Background Briefing: August 15, 2019

  More Questions and Suspicions Surround Epstein’s Death We begin with reports on Jeffrey Epstein’s preliminary autopsy results which raise questions, particularly about the break in the hyoid bone more common in victims of homicide by strangulation, not...

Background Briefing: August 14, 2019

  Like Tiananmen, Xi Jinping’s Patience Is Being Tested We begin with the markets tanking over a looming trade war with China triggering a global recession and the growing showdown in Hong Kong between the young protesters and the mainland Communist Party...