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

Background Briefing: March 3, 2022

  The Limits of Sanctions and Going After Putin’s Enablers Like Trump We begin with a new round of sanctions against Russian oligarchs and their families announced today by the White House and speak with Dr. Louise Shelley, the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst...

Background Briefing: March 2, 2022

  Is Putin, Like Many Tyrants in History, Mentally Ill? We begin with the glaring possibility that Vladimir Putin is mentally ill and given that the previous U.S. president is also manifestly mentally ill and other tyrants in history like Hitler were also, we are...

Background Briefing: March 1, 2022

  A Leading Military Expert on Russia’s Seige of Kyiv and Kharkiv We begin with the massive military deployment of Russian forces poised and surrounding the two biggest cities in Ukraine, Kyiv and Kharkiv, and speak with William Arkin, one of America’s...

Background Briefing: February 28, 2022

  Why Ukrainians Are Fighting and What They Are Fighting For We begin with the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on the border with Belarus which appear to have been a ruse on Russia’s part to pretend to seek a diplomatic solution while escalating...

Background Briefing: February 27, 2022

  Colonel Vindman on Ukraine’s Military Situation and the Prospects For Diplomacy We begin with the possibility of peace talks between Ukraine’s President Zelensky and the Russians on the Belarus border which could indicate that the war is not going...