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

Background Briefing: October 15, 2020

  The Author of the Open Letter to Trump’s Top Doctors Asking Them to Step Down and Speak Up We begin with the author of an open letter to his colleagues Drs. Anthony Fauci, Robert Redfield, Deborah Birx, Brett Giroir, Robert Kadlec and Steven Hahn telling...

Background Briefing: October 14, 2020

  Trump Calls Out His “Army” to the Polls Just As He Called on His Militias to “Liberate” Michigan and Virginia We begin with Trump’s call out to an “army” of militia members to act as poll watchers to “Fight for...

Background Briefing: October 13, 2020

  In Spite of Routine Assurances Politics Play No Role, Judges’ Politics Sway Their Decisions We begin with today’s hearings on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in which the candidate gave the same assurances other...

Background Briefing: October 12, 2020

 Charles Koch is Funding Amy Coney Barrett to Overturn Restrictions on Carbon Pollution Dooming the Planet We begin with today’s opening round of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in which...

Background Briefing: October 11, 2020

  Congress is Supposed to Play a Key Role in Invoking the 25th Amendment We begin with the announcement on Friday by Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Jamie Raskin that they are introducing a bill to establish an independent commission under the 25th Amendment to...