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

Background Briefing: December 10, 2023

Recently Impeached Texas AG Issues a Life-Threatening Delay to an Abortion We begin with the Texas Supreme Court issuing a stay on a ruling in a critical abortion case that would have allowed a pregnant woman to have an abortion because her life is in danger as is her...

Background Briefing: December 7, 2023

A Meaningless Debate in a Democratic Ritual That Avoided Discussing Our Endangered Democracy We begin with the last of the Republican presidential candidates’ debate which was on a lesser known network NewsNation and featured the final four Christie, DeSantis,...

Background Briefing: December 6, 2023

  How the Laws of War, International Law and the Right of Self-Defense Apply to the War in Gaza   We begin with an exploration of how the laws of war, international law and the right of self-defense apply to the war in Gaza as the civilian death toll in Gaza...

Background Briefing: December 5, 2023

The Target of a Lunatic Conspiracy Theory Who Trump Claims Encouraged Jan. 6 Violence on Behalf of the Deep State We begin with one of Trump’s new targets who Trump’s lawyers named in court filings asking the DOJ for documents to support a lunatic...

Background Briefing: December 4, 2023

SCOTUS Poised to Kill Any Wealth Tax Before It Even Exists We begin with the case the Supreme Court takes up on Tuesday that will kill any proposed wealth taxes before they even exist and further weaken the government’s ability to collect revenue from the...