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

Background Briefing: March 31, 2022

  Is Putin’s Real Target in Ukraine the Energy Riches in the East of the Country? We begin with President Biden’s announcement of using one million barrels a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower the price of gas and ease the pain at...

Background Briefing: March 30, 2022

  What Territorial Division of Ukraine Might Emerge From Peace Talks We begin with Russia’s claim it is withdrawing troops from around Kyiv which apparently is not happening and the gloomy outlook expressed by Russian diplomats after a second day of peace...

Background Briefing: March 29, 2022

  The Seven Hour Gap in Trump’s White House Phone Records on January 6 We begin with the seven hour gap in the Trump White House records the National Archives handed over to the January 6 Committee investigating the insurrection revealing a critical hole in...

Background Briefing: March 28, 2022

  Biden Tries to Make Clear He Was Expressing Moral Outrage, Not Calling For Regime Change in Russia We begin with today’s press conference following President Biden’s announcement of his budget at which almost all the questions from reporters were...

Background Briefing: March 27, 2022

  Biden’s Call to Remove Putin and is Russia’s Main Objective to “Liberate” the Donbas? We assess the implications of a Russian general’s remarks suggesting that Russia’s main objective is not Kyiv but is to...