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

Background Briefing: April 30, 2024

As Campus Protests Intensify and Spread, Northwestern University Serves as a Model for De-escalation We begin with more campuses erupting across the country as protests against Israel’s war in Gaza intensify and spread and speak with Wendy Pearlman, a professor...

Background Briefing: April 29, 2024

   The Weaponization of Anti-Semitism Against Students Protesting on American Campuses   We begin with escalating tensions on campuses across America as pro-Palestinian demonstrators face off against supporters of Israel with the charge of anti-semitism...

Background Briefing: April 28, 2024

  The House and Senate Move to Strip Non-Profit Status From Foundations That Support Palestinian Causes We begin with the apparent intention of the Israeli Prime Minister to escalate the war in Gaza by invading Rafah and turning Gaza into a tent city of refugees...

Background Briefing: April 25, 2024

More Special Treatment of Trump by the Supreme Court We begin with today’s Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s immunity claim that is delaying Jack Smith’s Washington D.C. case against Trump for the January 6th insurrection, and based on what we heard...

Background Briefing: April 24, 2024

  Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Ideologues Threaten Access to Emergency Care  We begin with the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over whether an Idaho abortion ban will gut the Reagan era law EMTALA, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which prevents...