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

Background Briefing: November 11, 2021

  The Judge in the Rittenhouse Trial Tips the Scales For an Acquittal We begin with the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin which is heading for closing arguments after the judge excoriated the prosecution revealing a bias in favor of the defendant...

Background Briefing: November 10, 2021

  Exaggerated Fears of Inflation and Keeping Powell at the Fed We begin with the spike in inflation of 6.2% over the past 12 months, the fastest rise since 1990, which will likely be seized upon by Republicans who have already coined the term...

Background Briefing: November 9, 2021

  The Jan. 6 Committee Drops 10 Subpoenas Today After Issuing 6 on Monday We begin with the latest round of subpoenas with another ten dropped today from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 coup attempt and speak with Adam Klasfeld, a Senior...

Background Briefing: November 8, 2021

  The Latest Twist in the Tangled Tale of Trump’s Ties to Putin We begin with the investigation into the investigators led by the DOJ’s Barr-appointed Special Counsel John Durham who after years of coming up with nothing, has recently arrested a...

Background Briefing: November 7, 2021

  An Assessment of the Work So Far at the COP26 Climate Conference We begin and go to Glasgow for an assessment of the COP26 Climate talks and speak with Robert Stavins, a professor and the director of the environmental economics program at the Harvard Kennedy...