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

Background Briefing: May 20, 2021

  The Law is Finally Catching Up With Donald Trump We begin with the law catching up with Donald Trump and the Trump Organization with the announcement by New York Attorney General Leticia James that “We have informed the Trump Organization that our...

Background Briefing: May 19, 2021

  Biden Leans on Netanyahu to End the Latest War With Hamas We begin with President Biden’s call today to Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu in which Biden expected a significant de-escalation by the day’s end and a move toward the path to a...

Background Briefing: May 18, 2021

  A Veteran of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations on the Current Israel-Hamas War We begin with the war continuing to rage between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the communal violence in Israel itself and speak with a veteran diplomat with unique experience in...

Background Briefing: May 17, 2021

  The Supreme Court’s Decision to Revisit Roe v Wade Places Abortion Rights in Jeopardy We begin with the Supreme Court taking up the Mississippi abortion law struck down by a lower court meaning that four justices on the court chose to revisit Roe v Wade...

Background Briefing: May 16, 2021

  Divisions Among Middle Eastern Rulers and the Arab Street Over the War in Gaza We begin with an analysis of how the current war between Hamas and Israel and the communal violence in Israel itself between Jewish vigilantes and Israeli Arabs is playing out in the...