Background Briefing: October 30, 2018
Trump and the Resurgence of Anti-Semitism in America We begin with the funerals today of the victims of a massacre of worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue gunned down by an avowed anti-Semite and discuss the resurgence of anti-Semitism in the United States...
Background Briefing: October 29, 2018
Brazil’s Alarming New Leader We begin with the election of a far right former Army captain as the next president of Brazil, the world’s fourth largest democracy. James Green, Professor of Modern Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies as...
Background Briefing: October 28, 2018
The Week of Hate Inflamed By Trump and Murdoch We begin with the week of hate in America starting last Monday with a pipe bomb delivered to George Soros then on Wednesday a white supremacist shot two African Americans at random in a store in Kentucky, then as...
Background Briefing: October 25, 2018
A Murderous Prince Will Bribe a Corrupt Dictator We begin with the alarming possibility that the brutal and unconstrained Saudi Crown Prince MbS will get away with a gruesome murder that shocked the world because the corrupt Turkish dictator Erdogan who may or...
Background Briefing: October 24, 2018
The Obvious Connection Between Trump’s Rhetoric and Right-Wing Violence We begin with the attempted bombing of George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Brennan and Congresswoman Maxine Walters, all of whom Donald Trump has demonized and singled out for...
Background Briefing: October 23, 2018
Trump’s Torrent of Lies Rally His Base We begin with the torrent of lies issuing forth from Donald Trump as he doubles down in the final two weeks of campaigning ahead of the midterms rallying his base with the most absurd lies and fact-free assertions echoed...
Background Briefing: October 22, 2018
Is the Caravan From Central America a Pre-Election Gift to Trump? We begin with the caravan of Central American migrants now 5,000 strong heading north for the United States from Mexico’s southern border and speak with Adrienne Pine, a Professor of Anthropology...
Background Briefing: October 21, 2018
Will the Truth About Khashoggi’s Murder Come Out? We begin with the widely ridiculed and patently absurd Saudi explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and speak with Nukhet Sandal, a Professor of Political Science and...
Background Briefing: October 18, 2018
Will Congress Be Forced to Sanction Saudi Arabia Over Yemen? We begin with growing international outrage at the barbaric behavior of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince MBS who more evidence increasingly implicates as the author of the butchery of a dissident and...
Background Briefing: October 17, 2018
How the Saudis Buy Washington, DC We begin with the enormous financial clout Saudi Arabia wields in Washington through lobbying firms who then pass on the money to politicians, retired senior government officials and think tanks.Dr. Ben Freeman, the Director...