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

Background Briefing: March 11, 2021

  Pandemic Fatigue, States Opening Up Prematurely and the New Brazilian Covid Variant Among the Challenges Biden Might Address We begin with President Biden who just sign the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill and is about to deliver his first address to the nation...

Background Briefing: March 10, 2021

  Trump Owns the GOP But Now Wants to Turn it Into his Personal Piggy Bank We begin with Trump’s cease and desist threats to the RNC, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican Senatorial Committee which appears to be an effort by...

Background Briefing: March 9, 2021

  Voter Suppression Laws in Georgia May Create a Bigger Backlash Against the GOP Than the Gains From Their Rigging We begin with voter suppression laws aimed at Democrats passing in the Georgia Senate in response to losses in the last election that have...

Background Briefing: March 8, 2021

  Moderate Democratic Senators Now Consider Getting Rid of the Filibuster We begin with the growing cry by Democrats to end the filibuster with moderate Senators Klobuchar, Smith and Tester joining in the call along with a signal from Senator Manchin that he is...

Background Briefing: March 7, 2021

  The GOP is Going the Way of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union We begin with the passage of Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill in the senate which was stalled by GOP antics and emerged without any Republican votes as the nasty all-white fraternity...