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

Background Briefing: February 12, 2023

A Religious Zealot Could Ban Nationwide the Pill Used in Over 50% of Abortions and Do So Without Evidence We begin with a radical anti-abortion ruling expected soon banning a medical abortion drug nationwide from a Federal District Judge in Texas Matthew Kacsmaryk, a...

Background Briefing: February 9, 2023

  The Far-Right House Republican’s Madcap Hearings Yesterday and Today We begin with yesterday’s madcap hearing by the new Republican House Oversight Committee focusing on Hunter Biden then today’s even more ludicrous hearing by Jim...

Background Briefing: February 8, 2023

  Biden’s Pro-Worker Anti-Corporate Profiteering SOTU Speech We begin with last night’s State of the Union speech by Biden that was unapologetically pro-worker and unflinchingly anti-corporate profiteering as he called for a blue-collar blueprint to...

Background Briefing: February 7, 2023

  Erdogan’s Role in the Critical Delay in Getting Rescue Teams to the Sites of Devastation from the Earthquake We begin with the critical delay in getting rescue teams to the sites of devastation in Southern Turkey where thousands remain trapped under...

Background Briefing: February 6, 2023

  Will Western Donors Respond to Erdogan’s Plea for Aid After Earthquakes Devastate Southern Turkey and Northern Syria? We begin with the devastating earthquakes in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria, areas already under stress from refugees fleeing the...