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

Background Briefing: January 23, 2019

  Trump Recognizes Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s Interim President We begin with the widespread demonstrations across Venezuela by supporters of the opposition to the Maduro government on the day of the anniversary of the 1958 uprising which overthrew a...

Background Briefing: January 22, 2019

  The World’s 26 Richest People Own as Much as the World’s Poorest 50% We begin with the alarming report from Oxfam released at the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos that finds a 12% increase in the wealth of the world’s richest...

Background Briefing: January 21, 2019

  An Assessment of the Latest Democrat Running for President, Senator Kamala Harris We begin with the entrance today into the Democratic race for the 2020 presidency by Senator Kamala Harris, the junior senator from California and speak with Lara Bazelon, a...

Background Briefing: January 20, 2019

  Mueller Slaps Down Buzzfeed Scoop We begin with the widely publicized scoop by Buzzfeed News that the president had directed his fixer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress over plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow which prompted special counsel Robert Mueller’s...

Background Briefing: January 17, 2019

  Trump Should Deliver the SOTU From His White House Bunker We begin with the deepening standoff between the White House and House Democrats as the nation’s longest government shutdown grinds on with Speaker Nancy Pelosi remarking today that she is surprised...