Background Briefing: December 2, 2019
Will NATO's 70th Anniversary Be a Celebration or a Conflagration? We begin with the meeting outside of London on the 70th anniversary of NATO which has America’s allies spooked that, instead of it being a celebration, there may be an explosion from President Trump who...
Background Briefing: December 1, 2019
Pelosi Represents America at the Madrid Climate Conference We begin with the COP25 climate change conference in Madrid which according to the U.N. is meant to raise overall ambition in combating climate change leading to the full operationalization of the Paris...
Background Briefing: November 27, 2019
A Thanksgiving Sermon from the Reverend Billy of the Stop Shopping Choir On this eve of Thanksgiving we begin with the Reverend Billy, the leader of the Stop Shopping Choir, a group of New York activists who sing while they risk arrest together as well as...
Background Briefing: November 26, 2019
Only Trumps Taxes and the CI File on Him Will Remove Him from Office We begin with an assessment of what it will take to impeach Trump and break his cult-like hold over his supporters who are not worried that his dealings with Ukraine will cause any but perhaps...
Background Briefing: November 25, 2019
The Firing of the Secretary of the Navy We begin with the firing of the Secretary of the Navy by the Secretary of Defense on orders from President Trump who, as the strongman leader, expects total obedience from his underlings, and as a tough guy on torture,...
Background Briefing: November 24, 2019
Dr. Fiona Hill's Mentor We begin with one of the country’s leading experts on Russia who is considered the mentor of Dr. Fiona Hill whose uncompromising testimony in the impeachment inquiry of the House Intelligence Committee was stunning in its clarity and...
Background Briefing: November 20, 2019
Sondland Implicates Trump, Pence, Pompeo, Perry and Mulvaney We begin with today’s testimony by E.U. Ambassador Gordon Sondland who implicated Trump, Pence, Pompeo, Perry and Mulvaney as all being “in the loop” in pressuring Ukraine to announce investigations...
Background Briefing: November 19, 2019
Nancy Pelosi's Behind-the-Scenes Strategy of an Impeachment She Did Not Want We begin with today’s impeachment hearing before the House Intelligence Committee with NSC Ukraine expert Colonel Vindman and VP Pence’s aide Jennifer Williams in the morning and the...
Background Briefing: November 18, 2019
Trump Further Weakens Palestinians' Claims for Statehood We begin with the announcement today by Secretary of State Pompeo that the U.S. is repudiating a 1978 State Department legal opinion finding Israeli settlements in the occupied territories “inconsistent...
Background Briefing: November 17, 2019
Trump's Actions in Ukraine Serve Putin's Interest, Not America's We begin with an overview of last week’s testimony in the House impeachment inquiry and focus on the broader impact of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, all of which were in service of Vladimir...