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

Background Briefing: December 17, 2020

  Republican Grinches Haggle Over a Paltry Stimulus While America is in Crisis We begin with the negotiations over a $908 billion stimulus package on Capitol Hill ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline when the government runs out of money, and speak...

Background Briefing: December 16, 2020

  Why the U.S. is Vulnerable to Cyber and Ransomware Attacks We begin with the massive hack by the Russian foreign intelligence service the SVR into the State Department, Treasury, Homeland Security, Commerce and the National Institute of Health which happened...

Background Briefing: December 15, 2020

  Barr’s Firing Means Trump’s Toady Rosen Will Booby Trap DOJ to Harass Biden We begin with the firing of the Attorney General William Barr dressed up as a resignation complete with a fawning letter of praise for Trump which was likely dictated by the...

Background Briefing: December 14, 2020

  Will Trump Give up the Election Contestation Grift of Donations That Go Into his Pocket? We begin with the Electoral College vote today which should clear the air and stop the divisive and delusional behavior of President Trump’s continuous efforts to...

Background Briefing: December 13, 2020

  The GOP’s Anti-Democratic Suicide Pact With Trump We begin with the alarming number of two thirds of the House Republicans including their leadership, who went on the record in support of an anti-democratic coup, in effect declaring their own elections...