Background Briefing: December 22, 2021
Celebrating the Birth of Jesus and the Poor People's Campaign We begin as we approach Christmas and the celebration of the birth of the prophet Jesus with an analysis of why we have fallen from grace in not following the teachings and examples of Jesus who...
Background Briefing: December 21, 2021
Will Putin be Trapped Into War With Ukraine By His Own Hawkish Rhetoric? We begin with the growing likelihood that a war will break out between Russia and Ukraine as Russian state media intensifies its propaganda campaign raising the specter on an impending...
Background Briefing: December 20, 2021
Manchin's Death Blow to the Biden Agenda is Not About Cost But About Stopping Alternative Energy We begin with Senator Joe Manchin as Shakespeare's Brutus delivering the death blow to Biden's Build Back Better program and speak with James Van Nostrand, Director...
Background Briefing: December 19, 2021
Will Omicron Overwhelm Us and Will SCOTUS Uphold Employer Vaccination Mandates? We begin with the new Omicron strain of Covid sweeping Europe, Canada and now beginning to explode in the U.S. combining with the flu season to forebode that within a few months we...
Background Briefing: December 16, 2021
If or When Will Biden's Build Back Better Bill Pass Now That it is Shelved Until Next Year We begin with indications that Biden's Build Back Better human infrastructure bill will be shelved until the new year and the possibility that the voting rights bills...
Background Briefing: December 15, 2021
Time is Running Out For Senate Democrats on Election Reform and Build Back Better We begin with the Senate's December 23 deadline before their Christmas recess as time runs out for Senate Democrats to get voting rights and the Build Back Better bill passed and...
Background Briefing: December 14, 2021
Workers at the Candle Factory and the Amazon Warehouse Were Not Allowed to Seek Shelter From Deadly Tornadoes We begin with reports emerging from workers at the candle factory in Kentucky and the Amazon warehouse in Illinois that were destroyed by tornadoes...
Background Briefing: December 13, 2021
Will More and More Extreme Weather Events Make Climate Change a Clear and Present Danger? We begin with deadly tornadoes over the weekend that struck Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee and in particular Kentucky where a devastating tornado...
Background Briefing: December 12, 2021
The Dire Implications For Press Freedom in the Extradition of Julian Assange We begin with the decision by the High Court of London to allow the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States where he faces 17 charges under the Espionage Act. Joining us is...
Background Briefing: December 9, 2021
The White House Heads-of-State Zoom Meeting for Democracy We begin with the White House Summit for Democracy and get an assessment of the first day's events that featured three minute statements from 110 world leaders via video in what could be described as a...