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

Background Briefing: June 10, 2021

  The Contrast Between Biden’s Progressive Domestic Policies and Conservative Foreign Policies We begin with President Biden’s first foreign trip which is already being praised as “America is back” and discuss the contrast between...

Background Briefing: June 9, 2021

  The Super-Rich are Making More Money Than Ever and Paying Less Taxes Than Ever We begin with the explosive report from ProPublica based on a leak of IRS data which reveals how the richest 25 Americans pay little to no taxes and on an average pay 15.8 % in taxes...

Background Briefing: June 8, 2021

  The Koch Brothers “Thank and Spank” Joe Manchin as He Does Their Bidding We will begin with an explanation of what might be motivating Senator Joe Manchin to scuttle the two big initiatives Biden and the Democrats are pushing, the For the People Act...

Background Briefing: June 7, 2021

  Competing With China Without Conflict We begin with the rare bill Senate Democrats and Republicans agree on which is expected to pass handily on Tuesday, an injection of a quarter of a trillion dollars in government support for private industry to improve the...

Background Briefing: June 6, 2021

   Manchin Kills the “For The People Act” as Not Sufficiently Bipartisan We begin with the death blow to American democracy dealt by Senator Joe Manchin who announced in an op-ed that he will not vote for SB1, the For the People Act, because he does...