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

Background Briefing: July 2, 2024

The Supreme Court Has Handed the Criminal Trump a Loaded Gun, Might Biden Also Use it? We begin with the loaded gun the Supreme Court handed to a convicted criminal who is ahead in the polls and might be elected the next president having vowed to be a dictator and to...

Background Briefing: July 1, 2024

In the Service of a President Convicted of Crimes, the Supreme Court Allows Presidents to Commit Crimes  We begin with the Supreme Court’s final ruling on Monday, a 6 to 3 ruling granting “absolute immunity” to Donald Trump from prosecution for...

Background Briefing: June 30, 2024

If Biden is Lucky to Be Running Against Trump and Not a Younger Candidate, Does That Mean The Republicans Would be Worse Off Against a Younger Democratic Candidate? We begin with Biden’s disastrous debate performance on Thursday and the chorus of calls from...

Background Briefing: June 27, 2024

Why Do More Americans in Swing States Think Trump is Better For Democracy? The Answer Might be the Local Influence of Sinclair Broadcast Group We begin with a Washington Post poll that finds more Americans in key swing states think Trump is better for democracy than...

Background Briefing: June 26, 2024

  Republican Billionaires are Moving the Democratic Party to the Right as AIPAC Buys Elections For Corporate Democrats We begin with the most expensive primary election in US history in New York’s 16th district which saw the unseating of a Democratic...