Background Briefing: September 3, 2020
While Trump Offers Simplistic, Strongman Magic, Biden Must Show That Real Strength Does Not Depend on Magic We begin with Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin today and his meeting with the family of Jacob Blake who was shot seven times in the back at close...
Background Briefing: September 2, 2020
A Report From Moscow on the Poisoning of Navalny by Novichok We begin and go to Moscow to speak with a Russian independent defense analyst Dr. Pavel Felgenhauer who writes for Novaya Gazeta one of the few press outlets not controlled by Putin about the German...
Background Briefing: September 1, 2020
Trump's Unwelcome Visit to Kenosha We begin and go to Wisconsin where President Trump showed up with Attorney General Barr today in spite of entreaties from the Governor not to visit the site of recent demonstration at which two Black Lives Matter protestors...
Background Briefing: August 31, 2020
A Convoy of Far Right Trump Supporters Provoke Violence in Portland We begin with an uptick in civil strife in Portland sparked by a 1,000 car convoy of rural Trump supporters organized by a far-right group Patriot Prayer who drove into Portland on Saturday...
Background Briefing: August 30, 2020
Why Trump Loves Rallies in Which He Shares the Unhinged Belief Systems of His Cult-like Followers We begin with Trump returning to his favorite activity one day after his rambling speech at the close of the Republican National Convention, with his rally in New...
Background Briefing: August 27, 2020
The Cult-like Quality of the GOP's Capitulation to Trumpism We begin with an appraisal of the Republican National Convention which ends tonight with a keynote address by President Trump along with speeches by Mitch McConnell, Ivanka Trump, Rudy Giuliani and...
Background Briefing: August 26, 2020
As the West Burns, 9 Times More CO2 Enters the Atmosphere Than All the Reductions From California's Green Initiatives We begin with the wildfires in the West that are expected to flare up again over the weekend with more dry lightning storms in the forecast...
Background Briefing: August 25, 2020
RNC Fantasy Night Has Trump a Decisive Leader Against the Pandemic We begin with an assessment of last night's Republican National Convention which tried to rewrite the history of the Covid -19 pandemic claiming Trump is a decisive leader. We speak with Thomas...
Background Briefing: August 24, 2020
The Trump No-Platform Know Nothing Party Convention We begin with the first day and night of the Republican National Convention which according to the lineup for the next four nights is a celebration of the Trump Party and the Trump family many of whom will be...
Background Briefing: August 23, 2020
An Update On the State of the Pandemic and its Impact on the Election Campaigns We begin with reports that COVID-19 deaths are being significantly undercounted by as much as 12% and get an update on the state of the pandemic and how it is impacting the election...