Background Briefing: February 5, 2024
To Solve Crises, Biden is Increasingly Relying on His Enemies at Home and Abroad We begin with the extent to which Biden is increasingly relying on his enemies abroad like Netanyahu and Iran to avoid getting dragged into another war and his enemies at home, House and...
Background Briefing: February 4, 2024
As US Bombing of Syria and Iraq Continues, Will Iraq's Government be Forced to Eject 2,000 US Personnel Who Could Become Hostages? We begin with blowback from the US retaliation against IRGC and Quds forces as well as Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria...
Background Briefing: February 1, 2024
Why Russia's War on Ukraine Has Reached a Stalemate We begin with the expected firing of the head of Ukraine's military by President Zelensky which is likely to further diminish hopes that US aid blocked by House Republicans will be unlocked although the EU did...
Background Briefing: January 31, 2024
With Biden Poised to Retaliate, Both the US and Iran Say They Don't Want a Wider War We begin with both Iran and the US saying they don't want a wider war in the Middle East just as President Biden is about to retaliate against Iranian proxies and possibly Iran...
Background Briefing: January 30, 2024
The Plutocratic War on the New Deal and American Democracy We begin with a do-nothing legislative branch deliberately crippled by Trump who has his lackeys in the Senate like Ted Cruz and in the House like the new Speaker Mike Johnson killing a deal on the...
Background Briefing: January 29, 2024
Biden's Options to Retaliate as Pressure Mounts to Strike Iran We begin with the mounting pressure on President Biden to retaliate against Iran for the drone strike on a US base in Jordan that killed 3 American soldiers and wounded 34. Joining us to discuss what...
Background Briefing: January 28, 2024
Texas Leads a Secession Movement as Militias Head to the Border in a New Civil War We begin with former Russian president Medvedev calling on Texas to secede from the United States and bring on another Civil War as an army of armed right wing militias head for the...
Background Briefing: January 25, 2024
Trump's Mental Unfitness Will Now be a Campaign Issue Thanks to Nikki Haley We begin with the dangerous state of Donald Trump's mental health re-emerging as a political issue, this time brought up by Nikki Haley who will be hammering the theme for the next...
Background Briefing: January 24, 2024
The Need For a New Strategy to Defend Democracy at Home and Abroad as the US No Longer Deters Iran, Russia, China or North Korea We begin with the challenge of defending democracy at home and abroad and examine the possibilities of alternative approaches since...
Background Briefing: January 23, 2024
Why New Hampshire Republican Voters Love Trump We begin with today's New Hampshire presidential primary which the Democrats are skipping while on the Republican side it is the make-or-break moment for Nikki Haley's presidential campaign as the likelihood of a...