Background Briefing: January 16, 2023
On MLK Day: Taking on the Jan. 6 Coalition of Racists, Christian Nationalists, Anti-Government Radicals and the Freedom Caucus We begin on Martin Luther King Day with an examination of the history of white resistance from those who Ralph Waldo Emerson described...
Background Briefing: January 15, 2023
What to do When You Elect a Fictional Character and Get Stuck With an Abject Fraud We begin with the election of a pathological liar to the House of Representatives whose new leader is defending him on the basis that George Santos was democratically elected by...
Background Briefing: January 12, 2023
AG Garland Appoints a Special Counsel in Biden’s Classified Docs Self-Inflicted Wound We begin with the self-inflicted wound the Biden White House is grappling with as about 10 classified documents have turned up at the Penn Biden Center, his home office and...
Background Briefing: January 11, 2023
Out With the Old and in With the New in the California Race to Replace Senator Feinstein looking into the new generation of politicians challenging the old in the form We begin with the new generation of politicians challenging the old in the form of a rush to...
Background Briefing: January 10, 2023
The First Bill the House Republicans Pass Cuts Funds For the IRS to Help Tax Cheats and Run Up the Deficit We begin with the first bill passed by the new Republican House to cut all but $8 Billion from the $80 billion allocated in the Inflation Reduction Act...
Background Briefing: January 9, 2023
Brazil's Pro-Bolsonaro Riot Pales in Comparison to the January 6 Insurrection We begin with the storming of Brazil's parliament, Supreme Court and presidential palace by Bolsonaro's supporters 1,200 of whom were arrested in what is being compared to the January...
Background Briefing: January 8, 2023
Biden's Visit to the Border at El Paso on his Way to the North American Leaders Summit in Mexico We begin with President Biden's visit to the border at El Paso today on his way to Mexico City for the North American Leaders summit. Joining us is Michelle Garcia,...
Background Briefing: January 5, 2023
After 10 Rounds of Voting Still No Speaker as Dysfunction Spills Over to Tomorrow's Second Anniversary of the Jan. 6 Insurrection We begin with the tenth round of voting for a new House Speaker today which breaks a 164 year long record with more dysfunction and...
Background Briefing: January 4, 2023
The Nihilism of Trump's Republican Party on Display in the House Today We begin with the party of Donald Trump driven by lies and sedition displaying its nihilism on the House floor to the extent that even Trump himself is urging his most ardent followers to...
Background Briefing: January 3, 2023
With the Head of the House and the Head of Our Military Agreeing Trump is Crazy, Why Has it Taken So Long For the Truth to Come Out? We begin with revelations from Sunday's release of January 6 transcripts dealing with the most important issue of all and that...