Background Briefing: July 6, 2021
How Conservative Elites Have Created Distrust in Government and Profited From It We begin on this day six months after the January 6th attack on the Capitol which was initiated by Trump who mobilized his supporters to "fight like Hell" to overthrow American...
Background Briefing: July 5, 2021
Why Republicans Oppose Voter Reform and Making Life Better For All Americans We begin with the motivation behind the concerted effort by Republicans from the top leadership to the rank and file to rig the electorate in their favor through gerrymandering, voter...
Background Briefing: July 4, 2021
A Reactionary Supreme Court Joins the Republican Attack on American Democracy We begin on this fourth of July Independence Day when we celebrate the birth of American democracy, with the recent blow to American democracy dealt by the Supreme Court in their...
Background Briefing: July 1, 2021
The Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights and Hands a Gift to the Koch Brothers We begin with the Supreme Court's end of term bombshells dropped today which make it clear that the court's 6 to 3 supermajority of conservatives and extreme conservatives are engaged in...
Background Briefing: June 30, 2021
The Republicans Fail to Stop a Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Insurrection We begin with the vote of 222 to 190 in the House today to form a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol which will have 8 Democrats and 5...
Background Briefing: June 29, 2021
Trump's IRS Commissioner Allows the Super-Rich to Cheat on Gifts as Trump is About to be Indicted on Tax Avoidance on Gifts We begin with the law closing in on the Trump Organization with indictments expected soon on failures to pay taxes on gifts as well as...
Background Briefing: June 28, 2021
The Republicans Will Win Back the House in 2022 Before One Vote is Cast We begin with the wake up call that the Republicans will win back the House in 2022 before one vote is cast because of the gerrymandering underway following the recent census. They...
Background Briefing: June 27, 2021
The DOJ's Move to Protect Voting Rights Could Be Undone Next Week By the Supreme Court We begin with Friday's announcement, exactly 8 years after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, that the DOJ was suing Georgia...
Background Briefing: June 24, 2021
How Much Does the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Address the Needs of the Future? We begin with President Biden's announcement today of an infrastructure deal with 10 Republican senators and a number of Democratic senators which is half of what he originally...
Background Briefing: June 23, 2021
Biden's Strategy to Combat Violent Crime and Restrict Guns We begin with President Biden's strategy to combat violent crime and guns announced today after meeting in the White House with big city mayors alarmed at the 33% rise in homicides who are calling for...