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

Background Briefing: October 7, 2021

  Intra-party Democratic wrangling is Hurting Biden and the Chances of Holding the House and Senate We begin with how much the Democrat’s intra-party wrangling is damaging the Biden presidency whose poll numbers have recently dropped by 13 points making it...

Background Briefing: October 6, 2021

  The Lawyer for Abu Zubaydah Whose Case Was Heard Today by the Supreme Court We begin with today’s oral arguments in the Supreme Court in the case of Abu Zubaydah in what is seen as a test case on state secrets since Zubaydah has tried to subpoena two CIA...

Background Briefing: October 5, 2021

  How the Press is Helping the Republicans Frame the Infrastructure Debate We begin with the way the press is framing the wrangling over the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill focusing on the price tag instead of what the legislation will achieve while calling it...

Background Briefing: October 4, 2021

  The Pandora Papers Trove and South Dakota as an Onshore Haven For Dirty Money We begin with the massive trove of leaked documents on offshore tax dodgers and kleptocrats published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, “The Pandora...

Background Briefing: October 3, 2021

  Biden Tries to Bridge the Democratic Divide on Capitol Hill We begin with President Biden’s visit to Capitol Hill on Friday in an effort to diffuse tensions between progressive and “corporate” Democrats over the competing infrastructure bills...