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

Background Briefing: September 29, 2022

  Hurricane Ian’s Path of Destruction and the Need To Update Building Codes We begin with an update on the devastating category 4 Hurricane Ian that hit the west coast of Florida yesterday and is leaving a trail of destruction and flooding as it heads east...

Background Briefing: September 28, 2022

  Who Sabotaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Undersea Gas Pipelines? We begin with underwater explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines shipping Russian gas under the Baltic Sea to Germany which are now causing gas to bubble up to the...

Background Briefing: September 27, 2022

  Are the Democrats Too Timid Playing Defense While the Republicans Dominate With Illusion? We begin with remarks by Governor Newsom of California that the Democrats are “getting crushed” by Republicans because they are too timid and are playing...

Background Briefing: September 26, 2022

  Italy Lurches to the Far Right in a Low-Turnout Election With the Left Divided We begin with the election of a far-right coalition in Italy led by Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy party which has its roots in a neo-fascist party founded in 1946 that was...

Background Briefing: September 25, 2022

  Putin’s Nuclear Sabre-Rattling and How to Deal With It We begin with Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons and his callup of reservists, a move he was reluctant to make that has prompted an exodus of draftees to escape Russia, and speak...