Background Briefing: April 21, 2021
In Response to BLM Protests, Republican Laws Now Criminalize Protest in 45 States We begin with the Republican pushback against Black Lives Matter and other protest groups who helped bring attention to police brutality following the murder of George Floyd with...
Background Briefing: April 20, 2021
Three Guilty Verdicts in the Trial of the Murderer of George Floyd We begin with the three guilty verdicts of second degree unintentional murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter in the Minneapolis trial of Derek Chauvin who murdered George...
Background Briefing: April 19, 2021
How to Screen Out Racist Cops Who Join Anti-Government Militias We begin with boasts on "60 Minutes" from the leader of the Arizona chapter of the Oath Keepers, the biggest of the nationwide militia among the far-right groups who stormed the Capitol, that many...
Background Briefing: April 18, 2021
Finally the "Smoking Gun" of Collusion Mueller Was Looking For Emerges We begin with the proof of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin that just emerged which Andrew Weissman the number two in charge of the Mueller Report, now characterizes as...
Background Briefing: April 15, 2021
Pandemic Profiteers and Global Inequality in Vaccination We begin with the call for a tax on pandemic profiteers from the U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres who lamented the world's failure to unite around defeating the Covid pandemic pointing out that the...
Background Briefing: April 14, 2021
The Tragic Span of America's 20 Year History in Afghanistan Since 9/11 We begin with President Biden's announcement today that he is ending America's longest war in Afghanistan and will begin the withdrawal of the 2,500 plus troops beginning on May 1 and...
Background Briefing: April 13, 2021
With Months Before a Nuclear Breakout, Israel Again Sets Back Iran's Path to the Bomb We begin with questions surrounding the latest Israeli attack on Iran's covert nuclear program which destroyed cascades of their newest centrifuges enriching uranium and could...
Background Briefing: April 12, 2021
Is Putin Poised to Attack Ukraine Or Using the Threat as a Bargaining Ploy? We begin with an analysis of the dilemma facing intelligence officials briefing Biden about the threat of war between Russia and Ukraine where adversaries' actions can be both dramatic...
Background Briefing: April 11, 2021
Putin Prepares a Knockout Blow to Defeat Ukraine's Military and Topple Its Government We begin with the massive Russian military buildup surrounding Ukraine in preparation for what looks like a planned knockout blow to defeat the Ukrainian military and topple...
Background Briefing: April 8, 2021
As Joe Manchin Exerts More Power Over Biden's Agenda, an Analysis of What Motivates His Stance We begin with an analysis of the increasingly key role West Virginia's Senator Manchin is playing in controlling Biden's agenda and look into what motivates Manchin's...