Background Briefing: May 28, 2023
The Impeachment of a MAGA Crook by a Far-Right Republican-Dominated House of the Texas Legislature We begin with a rare example of justice with the impeachment on Saturday of a MAGA crook who uses religious piety as the last refuge of the scoundrel and in a case of...
Background Briefing: May 25, 2023
The Meltdown of DeSantis' Big Announcement on Elon Musk's Troubled $44 Billion Platform We begin with the meltdown of the official launch of Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign which he chose to do on Twitter in conversation with Elon Musk which crashed...
Background Briefing: May 24, 2023
The Continuing Standoff Over the Debt Ceiling as the Congressional Clock Runs Out We begin with the continuing standoff over the debt ceiling as the clock runs out for the Congress to make a deal that goes to the Senate then the White House before the June...
Background Briefing: May 23, 2023
Ron DeSantis Will Announce His Bid For the Presidency in Conversation With Elon Musk on Twitter We begin with the expected announcement tomorrow, Wednesday by Governor Ron DeSantis that he is running for the presidency which will be delivered in a conversation with...
Background Briefing: May 22, 2023
Ukrainian Sabotage Operations Inside Russia as Part of the Upcoming Counteroffensive We begin and go to the UK to speak with Alec Bertina, a freelance journalist and researcher of non-traditional security actors with a focus on Russian private military contractors and...
Background Briefing: May 21, 2023
Zelensky's Surprise Visit to the G7 in Hiroshima, Japan We begin and go to Japan for an update on the G7 summit which has been dominated by the surprise arrival of Ukraine's President Zelensky on a French government plane leading to pledges from world leaders...
Background Briefing: May 18, 2023
The G7 Summit Underway in Hiroshima, Japan and the Haunting Spectre of Nuclear Weapons We begin with the G7 summit underway in Hiroshima, Japan and examine the inescapable symbolism of Hiroshima summoning the issue of nuclear weapons to the forefront even if...
Background Briefing: May 17, 2023
How Domestic Turmoil Caused by GOP Radicals Makes the U.S. an Unreliable Partner on the World Stage We begin with reaction to the sudden cancellation of the Quad meeting in Australia and President Biden's planned visit to that country along with his...
Background Briefing: May 16, 2023
A Lawsuit With Recorded Evidence Against Giuliani By A Woman Scorned Could Be Devastating For Trump We begin with what could be the most damaging evidence against Trump emerging from an even more tawdry tabloid source than the porn star Stormy Daniels, in this...
Background Briefing: May 15, 2023
As the Standoff Over the Debt Ceiling Gets Closer to Default, Can Biden Call the House Republicans' Bluff? We begin with the continuing standoff over the debt ceiling with the threat of default looming on June first. Joining us to discuss what the possibilities...