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

Background Briefing: September 24, 2024

Zelensky’s “Victory Plan” And His Remark That “We Are Closer To Peace Than We Think” We begin with Ukraine’s President Zelensky at the UN Security Council today ahead of meetings with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who just...

Background Briefing: September 23, 2024

As Netanyahu Goads Hezbollah and Iran Into War, Biden and Harris Will be the Losers But Seem Helpless in Stopping the Escalation We begin with intensifying Israeli attacks on Hezbollah that have prompted an exodus of civilians leaving southern Lebanon as fears of a...

Background Briefing: September 22, 2024

The Republicans Have Stolen the Software for the Voting Machines in Georgia and Can Manipulate the November Results at Will We begin with the Georgia Election Board’s new rule requiring a hand count of ballots which is likely to slow down results. However, that...

Background Briefing: September 19, 2024

Musk Promotes Russian Fake News Claiming Kamala Harris Injured a Black Girl in a Hit and Run That Did Not Happen We begin with Russian fake news that Elon Musk is promoting in the form of a fake video from a fake San Francisco news outlet that claims Kamala Harris...

Background Briefing: September 18, 2024

How the Lowering of Interest Rates by the Fed Will Impact the Economy and the Election We begin with the Fed lowering interest rates today by a half of a percentage point and examine the likely impact it will have on the economy and the election given that inflation,...