Background Briefing: August 5, 2019
The El Paso Mass Shooting Is Trump-Inspired Terrorism We begin with the president today blaming everything on the two recent mass shootings except guns and his own rhetoric. While finally acknowledging that white nationalism is a problem, the president...
Background Briefing: August 4, 2019
Is the Kremlin Already Deciding Who Will Be the Democrat's 2020 Candidate? We begin with the takedown of a leading Democratic candidate for the presidency, Kamala Harris, by Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard who has now qualified for the next round of Democratic...
Background Briefing: August 1, 2019
The Need for More Public Options We begin with the issue which dominated last night’s Democratic presidential candidate’s debate and that is healthcare and the various policies and prescriptions to reform it, by offering more choice, or replacing the...
Background Briefing: July 31, 2019
Warren's Takedown of the Annoying Delaney We begin with tonight’s second of a new round of Democratic presidential debates in Detroit, Michigan and speak with David Graham, a staff writer for The Atlantic where he covers political and global news. He joins us...
Background Briefing: July 30, 2019
A Preview of Tonight's Democratic Debates We begin with tonight’s first of a new round of Democratic presidential debates in Detroit, Michigan and speak with John Nichols, The Nation magazine’s Washington correspondent who has the new podcast Next Left and...
Background Briefing: July 29, 2019
A Partisan and Conspiracy Theorist as Our New Head of Intelligence We begin with Trump’s shocking nomination of a political hack and a conspiracy theorist to become the next Director of National Intelligence, apparently after Trump’s first pick Devon Nunes, who...
Background Briefing: July 28, 2019
Apathy in the Face of Attacks on American Democracy and Sovereignty We begin with the devastating report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election from the bi-partisan Senate Intelligence Committee which makes it clear the Russians hacked into voting systems in...
Background Briefing: July 25, 2019
Trump Himself Is a National Security Nightmare We will begin with the main takeaway from the otherwise underwhelming Mueller hearings yesterday and that is Mueller’s warning that the Russians have interfered with our elections and “this deserves the attention...
Background Briefing: July 24, 2019
Today's Monosyllabic Mueller Hearings We begin with the Mueller hearings today first before the House Judiciary Committee then later the House Intelligence Committee and speak with Harry Litman, a former United States Attorney and deputy assistant attorney...
Background Briefing: July 23, 2019
Trump Praises Xi Who Uses Triad Gangsters to Beat Up Hong Kong Protesters We begin with the apparent collusion between the Chinese Communist government and a group of thugs for hire from the Triad gangs who brutally beat up pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong...