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

Background Briefing: November 25, 2021

  Thanksgiving for the Earth and Stopping Shopping on Black Friday We begin on this Thanksgiving with Reverend Billy, the pastor of the Church of Stop Shopping, a group of activists based in New York City, whose main tactic is singing-while-trespassing. The Stop...

Background Briefing: November 24, 2021

  The Alleged Rift Between VP Harris and the White House is the Last Thing Biden Needs We begin with speculation about a rift between Vice President Harris and her staff and the White House staff which, given the president’s poll numbers and the weighty...

Background Briefing: November 23, 2021

  The Attack on the First Amendment From ALEC’s Anti-boycott Laws We begin with a growing threat to the First Amendment from anti-boycott laws being passed in state legislatures, prepackaged and delivered by the Koch-funded ALEC, the American Legislative...

Background Briefing: November 22, 2021

  Democrats’ Tax Bill Helps Blue State Millionaires While Leaving Billionaires Unscathed We begin with the irony of Senator Mitch McConnell accusing the Democrats of giving tax breaks to the rich which is actually happening with the so-called SALT (State...

Background Briefing: November 21, 2021

  Open Season on Left Wing Demonstrators by Right Wing Vigilantes Sanctioned by Self Defense Laws and Now Considered Heroes We will begin with the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on all counts and assess what it signals to a divided and heavily-armed populace in...