Background Briefing: March 31, 2022
Is Putin's Real Target in Ukraine the Energy Riches in the East of the Country? We begin with President Biden's announcement of using one million barrels a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower the price of gas and ease the pain at the pump and...
Background Briefing: March 30, 2022
What Territorial Division of Ukraine Might Emerge From Peace Talks We begin with Russia's claim it is withdrawing troops from around Kyiv which apparently is not happening and the gloomy outlook expressed by Russian diplomats after a second day of peace talks...
Background Briefing: March 29, 2022
The Seven Hour Gap in Trump's White House Phone Records on January 6 We begin with the seven hour gap in the Trump White House records the National Archives handed over to the January 6 Committee investigating the insurrection revealing a critical hole in the...
Background Briefing: March 28, 2022
Biden Tries to Make Clear He Was Expressing Moral Outrage, Not Calling For Regime Change in Russia We begin with today's press conference following President Biden's announcement of his budget at which almost all the questions from reporters were about Biden's...
Background Briefing: March 27, 2022
Biden's Call to Remove Putin and is Russia's Main Objective to "Liberate" the Donbas? We assess the implications of a Russian general's remarks suggesting that Russia's main objective is not Kyiv but is to "liberate" the Donbas. Joining us is Michael Kimmage, a...
Background Briefing: March 24, 2022
American Law and Government Are Under Attack by the Radical Right in Concert With Our Right Wing Supreme Court We begin with disturbing signals sent in the disgraceful questioning of Judge Jackson which indicate a radical agenda the right wing Republican...
Background Briefing: March 23, 2022
A Second Day of Sleaze and Slime From Republican Senators We begin with the second day of sleaze and slime from Republican senators Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Mike Lee, Tom Cotton and Marsha Blackburn in the Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation...
Background Briefing: March 22, 2022
Republican Attack Dogs Try to Portray Judge Jackson as Soft on Pedophiles We begin with today's hearing on the confirmation to the Supreme Court of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee at which Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz,...
Background Briefing: March 21, 2022
A Case for More Sanctions On Putin For the Death and Destruction he is Inflicting on Ukraine We begin with the economic consequences of the devastation and death being inflicted on Ukraine by Putin and speak with a former Finance Minister of Ukraine Natalie...
Background Briefing: March 20, 2022
Hitting Back at Putin Where it Hurts We begin with an update on efforts to hit back at Putin where it hurts by going after his money and that of his oligarchs who act as fronts for his money. Perhaps the sanctions in response to his brutal attack, wanton...