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

Background Briefing: August 12, 2021

  The U.S. Asks the Taliban Not to Sack Our Embassy in Kabul We begin with the U.S. asking the Taliban for assurances they will not sack the American Embassy in Kabul and slaughter our diplomats and Marines as it becomes more and more apparent that the Taliban...

Background Briefing: August 11, 2021

  Now That Cuomo is Gone, Time to Save Newsom We begin with the end of a problem in New York and the beginning of one in California and speak with Harold Meyerson, a contributor to The Los Angeles Times and editor-at-large with The American Prospect where he has...

Background Briefing: August 10, 2021

  19 Senate Republicans Vote For an Infrastructure Bill the House Will Put on Hold We begin with the bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the senate today with 19 Republicans joining all the Democrats and speak with David Dayen, the Executive Editor of The...

Background Briefing: August 8, 2021

  The Latest U.N. Climate Report is Beyond Alarming We begin with today’s alarming report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which finds that within the next two decades temperatures are likely to rise by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius...

Background Briefing: August 8, 2021

  Our Broken Senate’s Pyrrhic Victory Today We begin with the Senate back in session on Sunday after overcoming the filibuster threshold handily, with amendments being debated and pressure on Republicans from McConnell not to pass what he calls a far-left...