Background Briefing: November 6, 2022
The Person Most Responsible For Hate, Delusion, Threats and Acts of Violence in Our Politics We begin with the torrent of hate speech, delusional conspiracies and threats of violence infecting this election which are likely to intensify after Tuesday and...
Background Briefing: November 3, 2022
Biden Makes an Urgent Case to Defend American Democracy From MAGA Republicans We begin with President Biden's address to the nation last night in which he made an urgent appeal to protect and defend American democracy from MAGA Republicans and election deniers running...
Background Briefing: November 2, 2022
Questioning Pollsters and Pundits Assumptions That Republicans Will Take the House and the Senate We begin with an assessment of the predictions and polling ahead of next Tuesday's election and speak with Allan Lichtman, a political historian who teaches at...
Background Briefing: November 1, 2022
The Party of Trolls Makes Fun of an 82 Year-Old Man Who Was Beaten Over the Head With a Hammer in a Home Invasion We begin with a Republican Party without plans, policies or a platform now running on trolling an 82 year-old man who just got beaten over the head...
Background Briefing: October 31, 2022
Biden Takes on Big Oil and Their Record Windfall Thanks to the Actions of Putin and MBS We begin with President Biden calling out big oil today as Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Shell enjoy record profits while consumers are getting gouged at the pump thanks to actions by...
Background Briefing: October 30, 2022
After Being Demonized by Trump and Republicans, Pelosi Was Targeted by a "Stop the Steal" Q-Anon Follower We begin with the home invasion attack on the husband of Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House who is third in line as head of state behind the president...
Background Briefing: October 27, 2022
Far-Right Vigilantes Engaged in Election Intimidation Will Escalate Violence If the Election Does Not Go Their Way We begin with the same anti-immigrant playbook that has led to the rise of far-right parties in Italy, Sweden, Poland and Hungary being used by...
Background Briefing: October 26, 2022
In an About Face the House Progressive Caucus Withdraws a Letter Urging Biden to Negotiate With Putin Over Ukraine We begin with a letter from the House Progressive Caucus to President Biden urging him to negotiate a settlement with Putin to end the Ukraine war...
Background Briefing: October 25, 2022
What Does Britain's Latest PM Mean by "Difficult Decisions to Come"? We begin and go to the UK where today King Charles anointed the latest British PM Rishi Sunak and speak with Polly Toynbee, a columnist for the Guardian who was formerly BBC social affairs...
Background Briefing: October 24, 2022
The Author of Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind We begin with the reporter who in several interviews with Marjorie Taylor Greene was told by her that she is in "continuous" discussions with Donald Trump to be his Vice President...