Background Briefing: December 16, 2019
Riots Across India Against Modi's Hindu Nationalism We begin with the fifth day of rioting across India against a law which grants citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from three Muslim-majority countries. Dr. Sumit Ganguly the Chair in Indian Cultures and...
Background Briefing: December 15, 2019
The Disappointing Madrid Climate Talks Scuttled by Big Polluters We begin with the disappointing conclusion to the COP25 U.N. Climate talks in Madrid which had been extended but in the end the fossil fuel producers Saudi Arabia, Australia and the United...
Background Briefing: December 12, 2019
Trump Brands Criticism of Israel on Campuses Antisemitism We begin with the Executive Order just signed by President Trump which allows the Department of Education to penalize colleges who are deemed to be tolerating anti-Semitism by allowing criticism of...
Background Briefing: December 11, 2019
Senator Graham Explodes Over the Steele Dossier We begin with today’s grilling of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice by the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Senator Lindsey Graham who focused on the phony Republican talking point claiming...
Background Briefing: December 10, 2019
The Senate Impeachment Trial May Not Be the Circus Trump Wants We begin with the two articles of impeachment announced today, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress which will be debated Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee then debated next week...
Background Briefing: December 9, 2019
The Report by the IG of the DOJ Refutes Trump's "Deep State" Lie We begin the much-anticipated report from the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, Michael Horowitz which finds the FBI had sufficient reason to open an investigation of the Trump...
Background Briefing: December 8, 2019
The Case to Keep the Focus of the Impeachment Case Narrow We begin with the debate among Democrats whether to focus article of impeachment solely on the Ukraine scandal or to add other charges like personal enrichment from emolument violations and obstruction...
Background Briefing: December 5, 2019
Pelosi Announces the Impeachment of Trump is Going Forward We begin with the announcement today by House Speaker Pelosi that the House was ready to move forward with articles of impeachment, saying “The President leaves us no choice because he is trying to...
Background Briefing: December 4, 2019
Dueling Legal Scholars and Overheated Republican Rhetoric We begin with the first day of impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee featuring four law professors and a lot of partisan sparring which at the end of the day appears to be the...
Background Briefing: December 3, 2019
The House Intelligence Report Delivered to the House Judiciary Committee We begin with today’s release of the Majority report from the House Intelligence Committee which found that Trump “personally and acting through agents within and outside of the U.S....