Background Briefing: November 21, 2023
A Brief Pause in Gaza but a Long War to Follow We begin with the pause in the Gaza war and the exchange of prisoners with 50 hostages released, mostly women and children and foreign nationals, in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Joining us to...
Background Briefing: November 20, 2023
The Death of a First Lady Who Made a Difference We begin with the death of First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who was married to Jimmy Carter for 77 years, and who will be remembered for the personal and political bravery she displayed in her pioneering efforts to reduce the...
Background Briefing: November 19, 2023
The US Priority of Helping Israel Over Ukraine Which is Repelling the Russian Invader While Israel Turns a Tiny Strip of Land Into Rubble We begin with the extent to which the war in Gaza has been detrimental to Ukraine as it tries to repel the Russian invader while...
Background Briefing: November 16, 2023
The Escalating Threat of Domestic Terrorism as a Result of the War in Gaza We begin with Wednesday's testimony from the head of the FBI about the increased threat of domestic terrorism as a result of the war in Gaza that was overshadowed by idiotic Q Anon...
Background Briefing: November 15, 2023
What the US Can Do To Reach Out To the Chinese People We begin with the summit meeting between President Biden and Xi Jinping at which the Chinese leader stressed that for "the most important bilateral relationship in the world...it is unrealistic for one side to...
Background Briefing: November 14, 2023
Is Israel Trying to Drag the US Into a Wider War That Neither Biden or Iran Want? We begin with conflicting strategic goals in the Middle East emerging from the war in Gaza as the Biden administration and the Iranian regime both seem to be trying to avoid a wider war...
Background Briefing: November 13, 2023
On Veterans Day Trump Channels Adolf Hitler We begin with Trump's Veterans Day speech on Saturday in which he channeled Adolf Hitler in calling his enemies "vermin" with his campaign spokesman vowing that "their entire existence will be crushed when President Trump...
Background Briefing: November 12, 2023
Senate Republicans Protect the Powerful From the Public We begin with the shameless display of Republican fealty to billionaires with Senator Lindsey Graham and Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee blocking efforts to have Harland Crow and Leonard Leo...
Background Briefing: November 9, 2023
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Want War Against Iran, China, Mexico and Even Canada We begin with the latest Republican presidential debate in which Nikki Haley called Vivek Ramaswamy "scum" and others on the stage wanted to go to war against Iran, China, Mexico and...
Background Briefing: November 8, 2023
Democratic Wins Look Good For 2024 In Spite of the Party Leader's Poll Numbers We begin with the wins for Democrats in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia which augurs well for Democrats in 2024 in contrast to the poor poll numbers for the leader of the party President Joe...