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

Background Briefing: July 1, 2021

  The Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights and Hands a Gift to the Koch Brothers We begin with the Supreme Court’s end of term bombshells dropped today which make it clear that the court’s 6 to 3 supermajority of conservatives and extreme conservatives...

Background Briefing: June 30, 2021

  The Republicans Fail to Stop a Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Insurrection We begin with the vote of 222 to 190 in the House today to form a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol which will have 8 Democrats and 5...

Background Briefing: June 29, 2021

  Trump’s IRS Commissioner Allows the Super-Rich to Cheat on Gifts as Trump is About to be Indicted on Tax Avoidance on Gifts We begin with the law closing in on the Trump Organization with indictments expected soon on failures to pay taxes on gifts as well...

Background Briefing: June 28, 2021

  The Republicans Will Win Back the House in 2022 Before One Vote is Cast We begin with the wake up call that the Republicans will win back the House in 2022 before one vote is cast because of the gerrymandering underway following the recent census. They...

Background Briefing: June 27, 2021

  The DOJ’s Move to Protect Voting Rights Could Be Undone Next Week By the Supreme Court We begin with Friday’s announcement, exactly 8 years after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, that the DOJ was...