Background Briefing: July 9, 2024
As Biden and the Democrats Circle the Wagons, Concerns Persist in the Rest of the Country, Meanwhile Trump Gets a Free Pass in the Media We begin with Democratic lawmakers and officials heeding the call from the White House to circle the wagons in support of Joe Biden...
Background Briefing: July 8, 2024
Biden's Defiance As We Learn a Parkinson's Expert Visited the White House 8 Times in 8 Months We begin with Biden's defiance in the face of increasing calls for him to step down as we learn that a Parkinson's expert visited the White House eight times in eight months,...
Background Briefing: July 7, 2024
Should Biden Follow the Example of George Washington? We begin with President Biden's defiance in the face of mounting calls from Democratic donors and House and Senate members for him to step down as more and more talk of getting behind VP Kamala Harris to run...
Background Briefing: July 4, 2024
A View From Abroad as Biden Stands Between the Survival of Global Democracy and the Rule of Law and Dictatorship We begin on the fourth of July and go to London to speak with Sarah Churchwell, a Professor of American literature and humanities at the School of...
Background Briefing: July 3, 2024
A Historical Assessment of How the Major Political Parties Have Become Hollow Shells We begin with an historical assessment of how the major political parties have become hollow shells locked in a polarized struggle for power with personalities dominating our politics...
Background Briefing: July 2, 2024
The Supreme Court Has Handed the Criminal Trump a Loaded Gun, Might Biden Also Use it? We begin with the loaded gun the Supreme Court handed to a convicted criminal who is ahead in the polls and might be elected the next president having vowed to be a dictator and to...
Background Briefing: July 1, 2024
In the Service of a President Convicted of Crimes, the Supreme Court Allows Presidents to Commit Crimes We begin with the Supreme Court's final ruling on Monday, a 6 to 3 ruling granting "absolute immunity" to Donald Trump from prosecution for "official acts" after...
Background Briefing: June 30, 2024
If Biden is Lucky to Be Running Against Trump and Not a Younger Candidate, Does That Mean The Republicans Would be Worse Off Against a Younger Democratic Candidate? We begin with Biden's disastrous debate performance on Thursday and the chorus of calls from nervous...
Background Briefing: June 27, 2024
Why Do More Americans in Swing States Think Trump is Better For Democracy? The Answer Might be the Local Influence of Sinclair Broadcast Group We begin with a Washington Post poll that finds more Americans in key swing states think Trump is better for democracy than...
Background Briefing: June 26, 2024
Republican Billionaires are Moving the Democratic Party to the Right as AIPAC Buys Elections For Corporate Democrats We begin with the most expensive primary election in US history in New York's 16th district which saw the unseating of a Democratic incumbent...