Background Briefing: August 5, 2020
An Update From Beirut on the Devastation Which Government Incompetence and Indifferent Politicians Are Responsible For We begin and go to Beirut for an update on the devastation caused by the massive explosion yesterday and speak with Habib Battah, a...
Background Briefing: August 8, 2020
A Massive Explosion Rocks Beirut Ahead of a Verdict in the Bombing of a Former Prime Minister We begin with the massive explosion at the port in Beirut which rocked the city that has seen anti-government protests increasing lately as economic conditions worsen....
Background Briefing: August 3, 2020
All of Trump's Public Health Experts Should Have Resigned Months Ago We begin with both Trump and Nancy Peloisi attacking Dr. Deborah Birx who has so far avoided being banished as other public health experts like Dr. Fauci have been. Pelosi said that since Dr....
Background Briefing: August 2, 2020
Americans Face a Tsunami of Evictions We begin with what is expected to be a tsunami of evictions across the country now that the moratorium on evictions has expired along with the $600 a week unemployment benefits after the Senate went into recess without...
Background Briefing: July 30, 2020
On the Day John Lewis is Buried, Trump Attacks Voting Rights To Delay the Election We begin with the stark contrast today with Trump tweeting out a fabricated attack on mail-in ballots calling for a delay in the election while former Democratic and Republican...
Background Briefing: July 29, 2020
The $1 Trillion Republican Stimulus Bill Gives the Pentagon More Weapons They Don't Want While Stiffing the American People We begin with the $1 trillion Republican Senate's stimulus bill they are calling the HEALS Act which may not be passed for weeks well...
Background Briefing: July 28, 2020
Competing Narratives of Black Lives Matter Versus Antifa at Barr's Grilling Before the House We begin with today's hearing questioning Attorney General Barr before the House Judiciary Committee and assess whether the Democrats laid a glove on Barr since the...
Background Briefing: July 27, 2020
The Continuation of the Republican War on Strong Women by Weak and Insecure Men We begin with Michael D'Antonio, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Donald Trump and author of The Shadow President: The Truth About Trump and the forthcoming High...
Background Briefing: July 26, 2020
The Deep Roots of Fascism in America We begin with the observation falsely attributed to Sinclair Lewis that "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross", something we recently witnessed when AG Barr used government thugs...
Background Briefing: July 23, 2020
The Enormous Emergency Powers a Lawless Trump Has at Hand His Predecessors Used With Restraint We will begin with the unprecedented threat to our Constitution and rule of law that the tag team of President Trump and AG Barr pose as their private secret...