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

Background Briefing: April 2, 2020

  A Signatory of the Letter to the Owners of Fox to Stop Spreading Lies and Misinformation We begin as we approach the peak of the COVID-!9 caseload in New York with the appalling news that New York is about to run out of ventilators just when they are needed...

Background Briefing: April 1, 2020

   Why There Is No National Lockdown in the US We begin with the lack of a national plan or effort to implement a national stay-at-home shutdown as was the case in China, and is underway in Italy, the UK and India and speak with Lawrence Gostin, University...

Background Briefing: March 31, 2020

  Propaganda is Working For Trump, Helped by Coverage From the Mainstream Press We begin with an analysis of why Trump is going up in the polls in spite of his disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic which goes beyond arrogant disregard and incompetence...

Background Briefing: March 30, 2020

  The False Choice Between Saving Lives and Saving Livelihoods We begin with the false choice which President Trump and conservatives like the Lieutenant Governor of Texas have been offering between saving lives and saving livelihoods and speak with Dr. Rachel...

Background Briefing: March 29, 2020

  The Pandemic Worsens With the First Peak in New York in 2 to 3 Weeks We begin as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in the U.S. which now has the highest number of cases in the world with the peak of infections expected in the next 2 to 3 weeks in New York then...