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

Background Briefing: December 3, 2024

South Korea’s President Yoon Declares Martial Law Then Has to Back Down We begin with South Korea’s President Yoon declaring martial law which prompted massive demonstrations in front of the National Assembly where inside 190 lawmakers out of the 300 voted...

Background Briefing: December 2, 2024

The Democrats as a Vision Starved Blob Made up of Candidates, Billionaire Donors and Data Addled Consultants We begin with the soul-searching underway as the traditional party of the working class, the Democrats, try to grapple with the recent defeat having lost an...

Background Briefing: December 1, 2024

If the Senate Has Hearings, Hegseth, Gabbard and RFK Jr. Will Not Be Confirmed We begin with the possibility that the US Senate will do its job of advice and consent under the separation of powers and instead of giving Trump the blank check of recess appointments they...

Background Briefing: November 28, 2024

What We can Be Thankful For in These Bleak Times  We begin in this Thanksgiving with an attempt to find what we can be thankful for in these bleak times ahead of a regime of aggressive malevolence poised to assault American democracy, destroy government as we know it...

Background Briefing: November 27, 2024

Jack Smith Leaves Trump’s Many Crimes to the Judgement of History We begin with Trump’s legal jeopardy put on hold as the Special Counsel Jack Smith closes up shop leaving the cases against Trump to the judgement of history and on hold until 2029. Joining...