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

Background Briefing: August 6, 2019

  Grassroots Pressure Can Defeat the NRA We begin with the turnaround by Ohio’s NRA-approved Republican governor now offering 17 gun safety measures in response to public heckling demanding he do something about gun violence in an encouraging sign that grassroots...

Background Briefing: August 5, 2019

  The El Paso Mass Shooting Is Trump-Inspired Terrorism We begin with the president today blaming everything on the two recent mass shootings except guns and his own rhetoric. While finally acknowledging that white nationalism is a problem, the president...

Background Briefing: August 4, 2019

  Is the Kremlin Already Deciding Who Will Be the Democrat’s 2020 Candidate? We begin with the takedown of a leading Democratic candidate for the presidency, Kamala Harris, by Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard who has now qualified for the next round of...

Background Briefing: August 1, 2019

  The Need for More Public Options We begin with the issue which dominated last night’s Democratic presidential candidate’s debate and that is healthcare and the various policies and prescriptions to reform it, by offering more choice, or replacing the...

Background Briefing: July 31, 2019

  Warren’s Takedown of the Annoying Delaney We begin with tonight’s second of a new round of Democratic presidential debates in Detroit, Michigan and speak with David Graham, a staff writer for The Atlantic where he covers political and global news. He...