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

Background Briefing: March 26, 2020

  Barr Places a $15 Million Bounty on Maduro While Guatemala Exports Six Times More Cocaine to the US We begin with the announcement today by Attorney General Barr that the U.S. government is putting a $15 million bounty on the head of Nicolas Maduro, the...

Background Briefing: March 25, 2020

  The Stimulus Bill Emerges as an Obscene Gift to CEO’s With Chump Change for Workers We begin with an analysis of the $2 trillion stimulus bill that is supposed to emerge from the Senate which the House in expected to vote on tomorrow, Thursday, since...

Background Briefing: March 24, 2020

  An Emergency Physician Who Became Infected With COVID-19 at Work We begin with an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Dara Kass, who became infected with the COVID-19 virus working with patients at Columbia University Center in New York City where she is an...

Background Briefing: March 23, 2020

  Trump’s $500 Billion “Slush Fund” Slows Down Senate Stimulus Bill We begin with the contentious battle in the U.S. Senate over passing a stimulus bill with the Democrats blocking passage because of a half a trillion ($500 billion) “slush...

Background Briefing: March 22, 2020

  What Kind of Election Will We Have in November, If Any? We begin with how the coronavirus has wiped the Democratic primary election campaign from the headlines as the contagion intensifies and the possibility of the November elections being cancelled or...