Background Briefing: June 8, 2021
The Koch Brothers "Thank and Spank" Joe Manchin as He Does Their Bidding We will begin with an explanation of what might be motivating Senator Joe Manchin to scuttle the two big initiatives Biden and the Democrats are pushing, the For the People Act and the...
Background Briefing: June 7, 2021
Competing With China Without Conflict We begin with the rare bill Senate Democrats and Republicans agree on which is expected to pass handily on Tuesday, an injection of a quarter of a trillion dollars in government support for private industry to improve the...
Background Briefing: June 6, 2021
Manchin Kills the "For The People Act" as Not Sufficiently Bipartisan We begin with the death blow to American democracy dealt by Senator Joe Manchin who announced in an op-ed that he will not vote for SB1, the For the People Act, because he does not consider...
Background Briefing: June 3, 2021
The End of Netanyahu's 12 Year Rule in Israel We begin with what looks like the end of the 12 year rule of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as a new government of change is forming which is an unlikely coalition of religious nationalist and secular parties...
Background Briefing: June 2, 2021
An Urgent Call to Save American Democracy We begin with President Biden's call yesterday, at the ceremony in Tulsa, to pass the For the People Act in the Senate to ensure a level playing field in the next election that the Republicans shamelessly plan to rig....
Background Briefing: June 1, 2021
The 1921 Tulsa Massacre and the Persisting Wealth Gap Between Blacks and Whites We begin with President Biden's visit to Tulsa, Oklahoma today to honor the victims of the 1921 race massacre of hundreds of African Americans 100 years ago. In addressing the...
Background Briefing: May 31, 2021
After 8 Years as a POW in North Vietnam, Going Back Inside California's Prisons to Help Vets Rebuild Their Lives We begin on this Memorial Day with a highly decorated combat veteran who was awarded two Silver Stars, two Legion of Merits, two Bronze Stars and...
Background Briefing: May 30, 2021
With Democracy Under Attack Around the World, Could Turkey See the Reversal of That Trend? We begin with the possible reversal of a global trend in which democracies are undermined by authoritarian leaders who destroy democratic institutions, corrupt the rule...
Background Briefing: May 27, 2021
Republican Senators Kill the 1/6 Bi-partisan Commission as a Personal Favor to McConnell We begin with Senate Minority Leader McConnell's determination to kill the bipartisan commission to look into the January 6 storming of the Capitol and his appeal to his...
Background Briefing: May 26, 2021
Biden Calls For an Investigation Into Whether a Lab Accident Caused the Covid Pandemic We begin with President Biden's announcement today that he has tasked the Intelligence Community to come up with a report in 90 days to determine whether the Covid pandemic...