Background Briefing: February 16, 2022
The Saudis Stiff Biden's Effort to Lower the Price of Gas at the Pump We begin with the rising gas prices contributing to inflation and their impact on Biden and the Democrat's prospects in the November midterms which have led to the Administration to consider...
Background Briefing: February 15, 2022
Could Ukraine Become Finlandized? We begin with Putin's statements after his Kremlin meeting with German Chancellor Scholz today that he was withdrawing some troops and that of course he does not want war, going on to say there was a precedent for a war in...
Background Briefing: February 14, 2022
NATO Should Not Expand Eastward For Its Own Sake, Not Russia's We begin with the former head of the Russia/Ukraine desk at the State Department who believes NATO should not be expanding eastward but instead should be setting limits and saying no to partners and...
Background Briefing: February 13, 2022
With Warnings War Could Break Out on Wednesday, Ukraine's Other Problem is Its Economy We will begin with warnings from the White House that a war over Ukraine could break out at any moment with U.S. intelligence reports suggesting it could happen as early as...
Background Briefing: February 10, 2022
The Shadow of Nuclear Weapons Looming Over the Ukraine Crisis We begin with the one thing Russia and America have in common and that is vast nuclear arsenals which could destroy the world many times over. Joining us to discuss the looming threat of the use of...
Background Briefing: February 9, 2022
Strategies to Prevent a War in Ukraine and Soft Power Alternatives to Reach the Russian People We begin with a discussion on possible strategies to prevent a war in Ukraine while building constructive relations with Russia into the future and speak with David...
Background Briefing: February 8, 2022
Big Oil Representatives a No-Show a House Oversight Hearing Today We begin with hearings today before the House Oversight and Reform Committee at which oil company board members failed to show up to answer questions about big oil's "greenwashing" as they...
Background Briefing: February 7, 2022
Right Wing America Cheers Canada's Truckers But Canadians Prefer the Loss of Liberty to the Loss of Life We begin with the Canadian truckers who have become heroes of the anti-vaxxing movement, the Republican Right and right wing media in the U.S. as they...
Background Briefing: February 6, 2022
Finding a Path to Back Away From Brinkmanship Over Ukraine We begin with the challenges of finding a peaceful way out of the brinkmanship in Ukraine before a major war in Europe erupts. With a political atmosphere in which the majority of Americans blame Putin...
Background Briefing: February 3, 2022
The Crisis of American Sanity As We Tolerate Our Own Division and Destruction We begin with the crisis of American sanity which is allowing a criminal who only cares about himself, not the country, to rip the U.S. further apart and even provoke a civil war to...