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

Background Briefing: April 23, 2020

  The Plutocrat-funded Organizers Behind the Astroturf Anti-lockdown Demonstrations We begin with the revival of the phony grassroots Astroturf movement behind the Tea Party whose co-founder Mark Meckler is now one of the organizers behind the anti-lockdown...

Background Briefing: April 22, 2020

  Why Trump’s Protesters Risk Their Lives Choosing Beliefs Over Facts We begin with an analysis of why Trump’s shock troops of white nationalists and nativists sporting assault rifles and waving Confederate flags demonstrating against lockdowns by...

Background Briefing: April 21, 2020

  Having the Toddler-in-Chief in Charge During a Real Crisis We begin with the toddler-in-chief on display at Monday’s White House briefing whose reaction to a question from a female reporter revealed his sociopathic lack of empathy and pathological...

Background Briefing: April 20, 2020

  The Oil Market’s Historic Plunge to a Negative $37.63 a Barrel We begin with today’s dramatic crash of the oil market with May contracts for West Texas Intermediate oil plunging 300% on the New York Mercantile Exchange to settle at a negative $37.63...

Background Briefing: April 19, 2020

  Trump’s Rhetoric Escalates Into Dangerous Territory We begin with Trump’s rhetoric escalating from infantile incoherence to irresponsible insurrection as he called upon his gun-toting MAGA-hatted followers to LIBERATE Minnesota, Michigan and...